Elizabeth Van Lew, a Southern belle turned Union spymaster, exemplifies true heroism during the Civil War, challenging the diluted modern concept of a hero.

More than two decades have passed since historian Jay Winik wrote about the end of the Civil War with a book with “April 1865 ...

All of the essays are well written, deeply researched, and throw considerable light on hitherto obscure corners of the war. One, “Capitals and Communities in War and Revolution,” examines the wartime ...

Before this Civil War site is buried under a new shopping mall, we had one final shot at saving its history. Using the ...

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In 'Behind the Lines', a powerful new documentary narrated by Annette Bening, selections from the Center for American War ...