Even in its earliest days, discord was part and parcel of American life. During the American Revolution, families were often divided between Patriots — pushing for American independence from Great ...

Nathan Bedford Forrest saves his cavalry ... government to redeem in gold the greenback currency issued during the Civil War. Grant thus quickly places himself with the financial conservatives ...

I’m a little bit of a history nerd, especially when it comes to Civil War stuff, and Tennessee has plenty of ... The big picture of Nathan Bedford Forrest under the pavilion really piqued my interest ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A long-lost Confederate flag, captured at the Battle of Gettysburg and among the rarest Civil War artifacts, sold for $468,000 at an Ohio auction house last month.

The National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg ... farms and households while men were away at war. They worked in textile and munitions factories, sewed uniforms and flags, and organized aid societies.

Memorial Day is about remembering the men and women who gave their lives for our country. For the past year one Chippewa ...

Prepared with muskets and cannons, reenactors depicting Confederate and Union soldiers took to the battlefield on Saturday ...

It was July 18, 1863, at the heart of the Civil War. Charging with the 54th was Sgt. William Carney, who saw the colors fall. He picked up the flag and carried it forward, reaching the wall of the ...