Confederate Memorial Day is observed in South Carolina, as well as a few other states. The day is meant to commemorate Confederate soldiers who died in the Civil War while trying to keep the ...

At the time the Civil War began in 1861, the United States government did not print paper money; it only minted coins. As a historian of the American Civil War, I study how the Confederate government ...

While most Americans picture the Civil War as lines of soldiers and famous generals, a far darker conflict unfolded along the ...

Bishop Hill is preparing to host a Civil War Day celebration on May 16. The event will include Union and Confederate ...

Mississippi's own documents from 1861 show the state seceded from the Union to protect slavery, not states' rights. Where did Lost Cause come from?

Rare Civil War flags, original uniforms and hands-on exhibits await inside this hidden museum gem in downtown Tiffin, as Tim ...

The Army on Friday redesignated the last of nine installations that had been named after Civil War-era Confederates, completing a process that began nearly three years ago with an order from Congress.

There might not be a lot of mystery surrounding how the Civil War turned out when it ended in April 1865. In the simplest of oversimplified nutshells: The Union defeated the Confederacy. The nation ...

Florida still observes three Confederate holidays, including Robert E. Lee's birthday and Confederate Memorial Day. Here's why.

Rainy weather did not keep Cambria County residents from gathering at Mount Union Cemetery in Summerhill on Saturday to honor ...