INDIANAPOLIS — A rare, defective Civil War gun with Hoosier ties is up for auction this week. Appraisers don't know who used it in the war and won't say who's selling it. Just about the only ...

CARMEL, Ind. — A rare Civil War weapon that sparked the imagination of collectors and historians across the country is going back home for what could be the first time in 150 years. A first ...

Q.I have heard of a Civil War gun called the “Auger.” Do you have information on that gun? I would like to know how it works and where it was used.

Including a buyer's premium, the five other Civil War guns sold at the auction fetched a combined $7,900. Call Star reporter Brian Eason at (317) 444-6129. Follow him on Twitter: @brianeason.

CARMEL, Ind. – A rare Civil War weapon that sparked the imagination of collectors and historians across the country is going back home for what could be the first time in 150 years.

Civil War rifles were accurate for hundreds of yards, with some being deadly at up to 1,000 yards. ( These are the 14 guns that helped fight the Revolutionary War .) ...

The men who helped build Plymouth, Nebraska were soldiers before they were farmers, Union Army veterans who laid a foundation of service in the northeast corner of Jefferson County.

QUINCY — With thousands of Union troops mustered at the start of the Civil War, federal officials negotiated contracts and prices with manufacturers for needed supplies including guns.

The stolen guns once belonged to Simon Cameron, who was Abraham Lincoln’s secretary of war and were owned by the city of Harrisburg, Pennlive.com reports. The theft has not been solved.

Before the Civil War, most Americans saw guns as primarily tools for hunting and pest control, not something to keep households safe. Op-Ed: Why former slave states became the base of U.S. gun ...

The Civil War ended 157 years ago, yet the alignments that led up to and defined that conflict are still very much alive in our politics. Advertisement Look first at simple measures.