This video explores the American Civil War through the lens of the Confederacy, revealing the motivations and anxieties that ...

More from Wes about the causes of the Civil War. What led to the outbreak of the bloodiest conflict in the history of North America? A common explanation is that the Civil War was fought over the ...

Cecily Zander, an assistant professor of history at the University of Wyoming, has earned the 2025 Center for Civil War Research’s Wiley-Silver Prize for the best first book in Civil War history. This ...

A new museum in the works will tell the story of the Civil War from the home front in North Carolina. It’s geared toward students, and recently social studies teachers in eastern North Carolina met ...

One hundred and fifty years ago, on April 12, 1861, America was thrust into a Civil War. It would be one of the bloodiest conflicts in American history. New Jersey’s role in that historic event is a ...

Somerset, Massachusetts / / December 6, 2025 / CRF Publishing LLC Key Takeaways: American political polarization follows ...

The smell of campfires and gunpowder were in the air at Burton Century Village Museum and Historical Education Center’s Civil War re-enactment. The encampment took place on May 24 at 14653 E. Park St.

You want to learn more about the Civil War, right? Of course you do. It is a significant part of U.S. history that continues to impact Americans today. From 1861 to 1865, bloody battles were waged ...

Historian Adam Goodheart explains how national leaders and ordinary citizens across the country responded to the chaos and uncertainty in 1861:... '1861': A Social History Of The Civil War This ...

The Michigan 21st Regiment’s Civil War battle flag is more than just a piece of fabric, it’s a symbol of Ionia County history ...

Active and vigorous men over the age of 45 are particularly well-qualified for guard duty due to their age, fixedness of character and steadiness of deportment. That’s how Iowa Gov. Samuel J. Kirkwood ...

Around 4,000 artifacts are inside the Gettysburg Museum of History on Baltimore Street. The building is out of exhibit space.