At the time the Civil War began in 1861, the United States government did not print paper money; it only minted coins. As a historian of the American Civil War, I study how the Confederate government ...

Witnesses turned into refugees as the first major Civil War battle turned into a rout. The shocking reality of Bull Run ...

Relatively few people are aware that during the Civil War, Confederate leaders put forth a proposal to arm slaves to fight against the Union in exchange for their freedom. In his new book Confederate ...

Approximately 2.4 million soldiers were engaged in the Civil War, with around 1.56 million fighting for the North and an estimated 800,000 for the South (although Confederate records remain incomplete ...

What we know about why a Confederate flag showed up in North Carolina's booth at the Great American State Fair.

Some people inherit IRAs, artwork, jewelry, or real estate from loved ones. But sometimes, an inheritance can bring up tricky feelings — especially if the asset that’s been passed on doesn’t align ...

The musicians of the Union and Confederate armies provided strong memories of the homes left behind for the battlefield.

A historian says the state awarded his group a Confederate statue in 2018 but won't explain why it hasn't been delivered.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Reuters) - More and more voices across the U.S. South called for banishing the banner of the pro-slavery Confederacy on Wednesday in a fast-growing movement that adds new emotion and ...

Roughly 160 years after the end of the Civil War, division among residents of the North and South lingers, according to researchers. Alauna Safarpour, a postdoctoral fellow at Northeastern University ...