The Civil War claimed the lives of approximately 620.000 young men, tore families apart, and shaped a nation. The conflict ...

This restored and colorized collection offers a sober and unfiltered glimpse into life during the American Civil War in the ...

Civil War Living History Reenactment Saturday at Carroll County Farm Museum. Paul and his son Brady Atwood relax before battle during the Living History Reenactment at the Carroll Farm Museum in ...

William Faulkner famously wrote, "The past is never dead. It's not even past." That could describe some of the recent historical discourse on the presidential campaign trail. First came Republican ...

The date selected for this event was between Veterans Day, Nov. 11, and Nov. 19, which is when President Abraham Lincoln gave ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State University has become a critical resource for scholars of the Civil War and this week is hosting a timely and important live webinar and book talk with scholar and ...

Howell Raines, a former executive editor of the New York Times, is the author of “Silent Cavalry: How Union Soldiers from Alabama Helped Sherman Burn Atlanta — and Then Got Written Out of History.” A ...

Giddy up: Horizon: An American Saga, out in theaters on June 28, is a new Western set in the Civil War-era by Kevin Costner, who directed, co-wrote, produced, and starred in the movie. Horizon: An ...

Abolitionists used hard facts to counter pro-slavery propaganda, forcing indifferent Americans to face ugly realities.