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 ...

Explore Civil War history at Castlerock Museum on July 12, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Enjoy reenactors, artillery replicas, and period ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Adam Gopnik reviews “Lincoln’s Peace: The Struggle to End the American Civil War,” by Michael Vorenberg, and “1861: The Lost Peace,” by Jay Winik.

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 ...

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, ...