The first national observance was shortly after the American Civil War and was then called Decoration Day. Veterans decorated war graves with blooming flowers.

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

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

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 ...

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

From the American Revolution to modern battles, take a look back at the full toll of U.S. deaths in war this Memorial Day.

The National Civil War Museum ... for both the Union and the Confederacy. Elizabeth Van Lew, a Union supporter in Virginia, led one of the most successful spy rings of the war.

Ten months into the Civil War ... of genuine Rio coffee” intended for Confederate consumption—about 55,000 pounds in all. At this point in the war, Union supplies of coffee, including those ...

The American ... Union sympathizers, adapted from an episode of Misconceptions on YouTube. 1. Misconception: Lincoln’s policies enjoyed widespread support in the North. The story of the Civil ...

Joseph Johnston surrendered the Army of Tennessee to Union Gen. William Sherman at Bennett Place, North Carolina. Many in the Confederacy felt that negotiation marked the end of the Civil War.

preventing a Confederate counterattack that could have turned the tide of the war. “This is a painting of them making a stand that’s crucial to the Union’s victory in the Civil War,” he said.