Slavery caused the Civil War — that is the bold, and factual, statement that opens the American Civil War Museum's latest exhibition, "The Impending Crisis: How Slavery Caused the Civil War." ...

The year: 1861. The problem: Pro-slavery states had broken away from the Union, rising up in armed revolt as the treasonous ...

The film is a comprehensive and definitive history of the American Civil War ... film vividly embraces the entire sweep of the war: the complex causes and lasting effects of America's greatest ...

Lutzweiler will discuss two seemingly unrelated topics: “The Primary Cause of the American Civil War: Looking Beyond Slavery” and “The Yellow Rose of Texas: Who Was She ... and Was She A Tar ...

Abraham Lincoln wanted peace, for the war to end. He expressed his desire to "bind up the nation's wounds" in his second ...

Editor's Note: Shauna Devine, Ph.D., is a historian of Civil War and American medicine ... produced no clear consensus on what caused sudden death, these research questions were explored ...

The American Civil War was arguably one of the most devastating conflicts in the history of the United States. Fought over slavery, it divided families and communities and, of course, the nation.

American Civil War Museum at Historic Tredegar The Historic ... helps visitors learn about life leading up to the war and what caused divisions. The White House of the Confederacy, nearby Tredegar ...