The American Civil War was not only fought with rifles and cannons. It was fought with hangings, firing squads, prison ...

Ever wonder how Civil War artillery shells actually detonated? This video breaks down the main fuse types time fuses, ...

Nor, despite our warning against prediction, did we doubt it would end badly for the South. The North had factories and ...

The issue of slavery divided the United States long before the election of Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War. After the Kansas-Nebraska Act passed in 1854, newly established states could use popular ...

Dr. Allen C. Guelzo gives perspective on what the American Civil War was really about. Dr. Allen C. Guelzo the Thomas W. Smith Distinguished Research Scholar at Princeton University talks about how ...

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. As the deadliest war in United States history, the Civil ...

An African American Union soldier of the American Civil War, seated, in a studio portrait, circa 1863. Over a century ago, President Woodrow Wilson established Veterans Day to honor “the heroism of ...

I don’t believe the United States is on the verge of civil war. I don’t believe it even though a substantial portion of Americans support political violence and despite chilling examples ranging from ...

The American Civil War was arguably one of the most devastating conflicts in the history of the United States. Fought over slavery, it divided families and communities and, of course, the nation. It ...