The year: 1861. The problem: Pro-slavery states had broken away from the Union, rising up in armed revolt as the treasonous ...

While the population of these states may not match California and Texas, together this army quietly controls a large portion ...

Some sources allege that "over 20,000 freed slaves were killed in one year in this American ... during the Civil War. While it's true that Natchez was the site of Union Army work camps that ...

Women veterans from the Civil War, World War II ... lauded for removing restrictions on each years before the rest of the United States. It has also been a leader in celebrating its multicultural ...

They made some small talk before Lee asked on what terms Grant would “receive the surrender of my army ... ever fought on American soil was coming to an end. The Civil War was entering ...

Grant and the Union Army. Born in Ireland ... to the Irish American photographer, Matthew Brady. His photographs captured the raw and haunting realities of the war, documenting the devastation ...

Editor's note: On this day April 12, 1861, the Confederate Army opened fire at Fort Sumter in Charleston Bay, launching the American Civil War. The War raged for four years and caused the deaths ...