The year: 1861. The problem: Pro-slavery states had broken away from the Union, rising up in armed revolt as the treasonous ...

Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865. Elsewhere in the country, parts of the rebel army fought on.

Today’s episode will focus on one of the biggest – and most important – turning points in world history; the Battle of ...

Also on this special day, Mercer County, the City of Trenton, and Mercer Cemetery will commemorate the 160th Anniversary of the end of the American Civil War with a special program on Wednesday ...

History: Florida paid dearly for its role in the Civil War, winding up both broken and broke for years afterward ...

The American Civil War ended with the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse in Virginia on April 9, 1865. At the Varnum Armory Museum, a band playing Civil War era music played some tunes, and several ...

An American Civil War monument on the Jessamine ... The statue was first erected in 1896 more than three decades after the Civil War ended. Initially, Swartz didn’t realize it was wearing ...