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 ...

Every year, the state of Florida observes the birth of Confederate General Robert E. Lee as an official state holiday.

The Lost Cause was born through many mythical avenues, but what certainly helped it succeed as a philosophy was the celebration of Memorial Days following the end of the Civil War. Families of ...

With no end in sight to the civil war in Sudan, the country's footballers ... the world's worst humanitarian crisis - with the leading cause of death across the country being preventable disease ...

The demands further damaged the already tense relationship between Charles and Parliament, and the Grand Remonstrance is seen as one of the key causes of the Civil War. The first time the Royalist ...

Watch: Haley leaves out slavery as a cause of US Civil War Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley says the US Civil War was about slavery after facing criticism for not mentioning it as a ...

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is facing bipartisan criticism after she failed to mention slavery as the cause of the Civil War during a town hall in New Hampshire. Photo ...

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 ...