Author Darin Wipperman provides a tantalizing glimpse into the world of Berdan’s sharpshooters during the American Civil War.

Jamelle Bouie, a columnist at the New York Times, has recently been drawing a lot of parallels between what’s going on in the ...

America is at war with itself. Many, myself included, fear that political, social, cultural, ideological and economic ...

The Kings and Generals animated documentary series launches its new chapter on the American Civil War with an in-depth look ...

In 1865, Congress passes the 13th Amendment. The war ends, Lincoln is assassinated and the states ratify the amendment later ...

The Battle of Gettysburg, considered to be one of the most important battles of the American Civil War, came to an end on ...

The CSS "Shenandoah" only learned of the Confederacy's defeat in the summer of 1865. That June, the cruiser's crew sank 24 ...

As a war expert on a CIA panel, UC San Diego political scientist Barbara Walter helped forecast civil wars in other countries ...

More Americans than not believe it is likely that the United States will see a civil war over the next decade, according to a recent poll.

The German constitution outlaws the former Nazi swastika and other remnants as “symbols of anti-constitutional organizations.

War artifacts are typically weapons and uniforms, but occasionally something so strange shows up, that even historians are at ...