Civil War officially began months after the Class of 1860 graduated. Two friends in class ended on opposite sides of war. One friend's yearbook and the other's memoir provides insight into the ...

In the 1960s, Houston was concerned with civil rights and the antiwar movement. In the 1860s Houston was concerned with civil rights and the antiwar movement. At the “Life in 1860 Houston: the Civil ...

The years immediately following the American Civil War presented an interesting dilemma for the Colt Patent Firearms Co. Its reliable percussion revolvers had been the most popular military sidearms ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! An introduction to the 1860 election is featured. Author and history professor Rachel Shelden talked about the issue of slavery at the time, the ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Before the annual "Civil War Revisited" reenactment opens to the public, local school children get to experience history firsthand. It's a day their textbooks really come ...