Despite economic ties and diplomatic overtures, Britain ultimately chose not to support the Confederate cause during the American Civil War. This video explores the political, economic, and moral ...

The holiday's origins can be traced to the American Civil War, which killed more than 600,000 service members — both Union ...

Uniforms are used for identification as well as to provide a sense of unity during any conflict, and the American Civil War (1861-1865) was no exception. At their most basic level, Civil War uniforms ...

Archaeologists have identified two potential mass graves of Black Union soldiers who were targeted by Confederate guerrillas ...

We’re celebrating ten years of Our Rich History. You can browse and read any of the past columns, from the present all the ...

A rain delay played an essential role in The Battle of Jackson, which was fought 162 years ago today in Jackson, Mississippi, ...

Confederate cavalry commander, John Hunt Morgan, launched his first raid into Kentucky. According to Lowell H. Harrison’s The ...

Jefferson Davis was the U.S. Secretary of War who betrayed his country to become the first and only president of the ...

While the Civil War was never fought in California, the state nevertheless played a major role in generating pro-Union ...