Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Richard Hatcher, a National Park Service Historian, provides an overview of the history of Fort Sumter and a summary of the battle that started the ...

The United States has seen its share of wars, but the bloodiest battles fought on American soil occurred largely during the Civil War, the Revolutionary War, and conflicts with Indigenous peoples.

CARTHAGE, Mo. — July 5 has long been a historic day in Carthage, as residents remember an early battle of the Civil War that happened there July 5, 1861. But this year, the day had a special flavor.

The Civil War ripped apart nearly every bond Americans shared — classmates, friends, even family members found themselves on opposite sides of the conflict. One of the most unique feuds came in the ...

HURRICANE, W.Va. — A new Civil War Trails marker was unveiled Friday in Hurricane at the site of an 1863 battle. Installed at ShotFire Fitness, located at 1165 Midland Trail across the road from ...

“The fabric of what binds America together at this point is basically on its final thread,” one source tells WIRED. It’s impossible to look around and not wonder whether the US is teetering on the ...

A Louisiana state historic marker at the intersection of Pinhook Road and La Rue France in Lafayette commemorates the battles of Pinhook Bridge and Bayou Vermilion in 1863. The Louisiana state ...

Civil War reenactments have drawn more attendees after the removal of statues. Before showtime, pots and pans are some of the tools reenactor Tanya Haessly makes the most use of as a camp cook, ...

An annual battle reenactment will take place a the Fort Branch Civil War site in Hamilton next weekend, despite battle scars received from a skirmish with Mother Nature last spring, an organizer told ...

VAN BUREN, Ark. — On Saturday the Van Buren community got to experience history come alive at the Drennen-Scott Historic Site’s Civil War event. Professor Tom Wing, Director of the Drennen-Scott ...