People largely came for the battle between the opposing forces, but the entire experience was designed for educational ...

The opening shots of the Civil War were fired at Fort Sumter, in Charleston Harbor, in April 1861. With the exception of a ...

More than two decades have passed since historian Jay Winik wrote about the end of the Civil War with a book with “April 1865: The Month That Saved America." His latest book covers the period of time ...

Reprint. Originally published by Adjutant-General's Office, Washington, 1865. Published by order of the secretary of war, in compliance with the Joint resolution of the Senate and House of ...

Continue the deep dive into the American Civil War with Part 2, focusing on the crucial battles of 1861 that set the tone for years of bloody conflict. From Fort Sumter to Ball's Bluff, these early ...

We’re taught in school that the American Civil War ended when Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865 — 160 years ago Wednesday. In fact, reality was ...

In August 2020, I wrote for The Telegraph a column titled “Grand Army of the Republic’s legacy lives on.” It dealt with the Parrott Rifle, sometimes called “the cemetery cannon,” which sits in Alton ...

More than two decades have passed since historian Jay Winik wrote about the end of the Civil War with “April 1865: The Month That Saved America.” His latest book covers the period of time that nearly ...

1861: The Lost Peace. By Jay Winik. Grand Central Publishing. 304 pages. $35. More than two decades have passed since historian Jay Winik wrote about the end of the Civil War with a book with “April ...

More than two decades have passed since historian Jay Winik wrote about the end of the Civil War with a book with “April 1865: The Month That Saved America.” His latest book covers the period of time ...