
10 Questions: Flight and Fight
For many former slaves, the battle for freedom did not end with Union victory in the Civil War
For many former slaves, the battle for freedom did not end with Union victory in the Civil War
The Civil War, which cost roughly 750,000 lives, including more than 200,000 battlefield deaths, is America’s deadliest conflict. It could have been worse.
For Actor Brian Mallon, landmark film on the war’s bloodiest battle still holds up 25 years later
Making artwork has been a passion of mine since childhood. So has the study of the Civil War, in particular the history of the 154th New York Infantry.
Ron Chernow’s new biography, "Grant" upsets a century and half of historiography, illuminating Ulysses S. Grant as a flawed but just man who, despite his drinking problem, won the Civil War and, though scandals marred his presidency, should be remembered as one of our major chief executives.
The Civil War was over, but white terror organizations like the Ku Klux Klan and Knights of the White Camellia fought a new war against Republicans and African Americans.
Thomas Lewis had avoided war -- until it invaded his own farm
As Union forces closed in on Vicksburg, residents took to the hills
Every president faces a shift in Congress after two years, but this halftime show was especially dangerous.