John Williams wasn’t a particularly tall man, standing at 5 feet, 6 inches, but he made a big impact after joining the Union ...

This weekend, more than 2,000 people will participate in the reenactment of the Battle of Bentonville on the 160th anniversary of this Civil War battle. It will take place an hour south of Raleigh at ...

Initially, the Confederate cavalry had success ... Although the official end of the Civil War was not until August 20, 1866, Lee’s surrender marked the end of the war in Virginia, and only ...

An uneducated farm-boy who became the Civil War’s most brilliant cavalry ... Forrest rose to command Confederate cavalry in three states as major general. But his tactical genius was clouded ...

Ken Spurgeon, assistant professor of history at Friends University in Wichita, Kansas, presented the Friends of Frontier Army ...

When West Virginia became a state on June 20, 1863, the Civil War was still raging. This meant that even though it was no ...

On both sides, the Civil War ... their actions in war. Some would die in battles; others would go on to become political figures in the healing nation. This section displays objects used by or ...