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 ...

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

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

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

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.