A ceremony to honor Jefferson County’s last Civil War veteran was held recently at the Brookville Cemetery, when a special ...

The National Museum of Health and Medicine is located on the Fort Detrick-Forest Glen Annex in Silver Spring, making it accessible for residents throughout Maryland and the DC metro area. Admission is ...

Civil War enthusiast hold an even to commemorate the 162nd annivesary of the Battle of Westminster, organized by the Pipe ...

Books About the U.S. Civil War Last updated: June 29, 2025 by Regan McMahon There's plenty of drama to be found in the 19th-century conflict that erupted after seven Southern states seceded from the ...

A painting by Ismani Sun, a San Antonio artist, will be on prominent display at the African American Civil War Memorial Museum when it opens at its new location in Washington D.C.

Ken Burns, Ric Burns, Buddy Squires, and Allen Moore discuss the making of The Civil War.

In the battle of Gettysburg, Confederate General Pickett charges with about 12,000 soldiers, double the amount on the Union side. The Union army defeated the Confederate soldiers in the turning point ...

A troop of British ‘Redcoat’ soldiers waving to a row of American children sitting on a fence. The children are Loyalists during the American Revolutionary period. From “A Loyal Little Red-Coat: A ...

He volunteered to serve the Union in the Civil War, and was an active part of a Marshall veteran’s group. But for more than ...

After decades of dictatorship and 13 years of civil war, can Syria put itself back together? Our journalists traveled the ...

While sweeping the grounds of Gettysburg National Military Park as part of a rehabilitation project, an archaeologist ...

The Declaration of Independence was America’s declaration it would no longer be ruled by England. It effectively became a declaration of war: the American Revolutionary War, or the American War of ...