This year begins the Civil War Sesquicentennial. It is a time when many reflect and relive the events of the last war that took place on American soil. In telling the Army’s Story “One Soldier ...

A white Illinois teen attaches himself to a regiment of Black Union soldiers in the satirical Civil War novel "How to Dodge a Cannonball." NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with author Dennard Dayle about it.

The Civil War officially ended on Aug. 20, 1866, but Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army 16 months earlier on April 9, 1865.

The Civil War is an epic nine-episode series by the award-winning documentary filmmaker Ken Burns. Between 1861 and 1865, Americans made war on each other and killed each other in great numbers if ...

Thousands of people participate in Civil War reenactments each year in the United States. They’re sharing a tradition of reenactment that stretches back to the years of the war itself. To herald ...

In this photo provided by The Valley Breeze, Civil War re-enactors participate in ceremonies during funeral services Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, for the burial of the cremated remains of Byron R ...