Explore the Civil War era, from slavery and secession to major battles, emancipation, and the conflict’s lasting impact on ...

The war took a massive toll. According to statistics compiled by the National Park Service, 110,100 men on the Union side lost their lives in combat, and another 275,174 were wounded in action, while ...

History Seekers walks through the American Digger relic show in Chattanooga, highlighting Civil War relics and items from the ...

From 1861 to 1865, the Civil War ravaged America. It still holds several notorious records, such as the highest number of ...

Cecily Zander, an assistant professor of history at the University of Wyoming, has earned the 2025 Center for Civil War Research’s Wiley-Silver Prize for the best first book in Civil War history. This ...

The Union army was still reeling from the disastrous Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia, on December 13, 1862. Burnside’s force suffered more than 13,000 casualties as it assaulted Lee’s troops along ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...

Brian Unger is a multi-skilled journalist at CBS News Atlanta, where he reports on a broad range of news, people and events across the Atlanta Metro. A new exhibition opening at the Atlanta History ...