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 ...

Most folks will tell you the Civil War began April 12, 1861, with the first shots fired on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. Many historians, however, say the war actually began 164 years ago this ...

The Civil War was fought in 10,000 places, from Valverde, New Mexico, and Tullahoma, Tennessee, to St. Albans, Vermont, and Fernandina on the Florida coast. More than 3 million Americans fought in ...

The "Races at Philippi" and Virginia is split in two and more from what happened in the Civil War in June 1861. Skip to main content. Search Shop Newsletters Renew Give a Gift Subscribe.

On Saturday, July 12, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Castlerock Museum in Alma will host a special program with reenactors from the ...

Historian Jay Winik writes about the leadup to the outbreak of the Civil War in “1861: The Lost Peace.” The Associated Press' Andrew DeMillo writes that the political intrigue in Winik's book ...

A ceremony to honor Jefferson County’s last Civil War veteran was held recently at the Brookville Cemetery, when a special ...

But “1861” is one of the few Civil War histories where Lincoln isn't the most compelling figure. That title goes to a cast of characters, ...

In fact, many troop enlistments were for just ninety days. Then on July 21, 1861, green, undertrained, ... (WHTM) — The Civil War was supposed to be over in ninety days.

The first, local Flag Day observances came after the Civil War and eventually a federal law designated June 14 as Flag Day in 1949, under World War I combat veteran Harry Truman. He declared in 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 ...