Forgotten Civil War Memorial found in Alton apartment building ...

President Donald Trump, speaking about war as he attempts to decide whether or not to actively support Israel by bombing Iran, appeared to confuse America’s war for independence —the Revolutionary War ...

Harrison resident Eric Schmitt was well aware of his family’s unique lineage growing up. The 55-year-old is a descendent of ...

Between 1861 and 1865, the Union, or northern states, and the Confederacy, or southern states, fought each other in the American Civil War. A major dispute over slavery was the primary cause of ...

A new collection of primary source documents, "The 1863 Stibbs Family Civil War Era Letters," is the third set of letters ...

In 1865, Congress passes the 13th Amendment. The war ends, Lincoln is assassinated and the states ratify the amendment later ...

A People's History of the Civil War: Struggles to Expand America's Freedom, 1861–1865 David Williams, . . New Press, $29.95 (594pp) ISBN 978-1-59558-018-4 ...

1861: The Lost Peace. By Jay Winik. Grand Central Publishing. 304 pages. $35. More than two decades have passed since historian Jay Winik wrote about the end of the Civil War with a book with ...

More than two decades have passed since historian Jay Winik wrote about the end of the Civil War with a book with “April 1865: The Month That Saved America.” His latest book covers the period ...

Black Soldiers in Civil War Action Thriller 'Resurrection Road' Trailer. by Alex Billington May 12, 2025 ... an indie film telling a story from the days of the US Civil War (1861-1865).

More than two decades have passed since historian Jay Winik wrote about the end of the Civil War with a book “April 1865: The Month That Saved America." His latest book covers the period of time ...

Historian Jay Winik writes about the leadup to the outbreak of the Civil War in “1861: The Lost Peace.” The Associated Press' Andrew DeMillo writes that the political intrigue in Winik's book ...