This video explores the American Civil War through the lens of the Confederacy, revealing the motivations and anxieties that shaped its leadership and population. It examines how early confidence ...

For the Union Army during the American Civil War, its officers and cavalry troopers relied on one of Colt's most notable ...

William Faulkner famously wrote, "The past is never dead. It's not even past." That could describe some of the recent historical discourse on the presidential campaign trail. First came Republican ...

Cecily Zander, an assistant professor of history at the University of Wyoming, has earned the 2025 Center for Civil War Research’s Wiley-Silver Prize for the best first book in Civil War history. This ...

The American Civil War erupted in 1861 with the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter, followed soon after by the First Battle of Bull Run. This video traces the opening shots of the war, the shockwaves ...

The Civil War (1861-1865) is America’s bloodiest war to date. It cost close to 1,100,000 casualties and claimed over 620,000 lives. These lesson plans are based on History Detectives episodes that ...

You want to learn more about the Civil War, right? Of course you do. It is a significant part of U.S. history that continues to impact Americans today. From 1861 to 1865, bloody battles were waged ...

The bloodiest day in American history occurred 150 years ago, on Sept. 17, 1862, at the Battle of Antietam (Union name) or Sharpsburg (Confederate name). More Americans died on this single day than ...

On the occasion of the ACLU’s centennial, this essay collection explores many critical moments in the organization’s history. In 1917, war fever was sweeping the country. So was anti-dissent hysteria.

Giddy up: Horizon: An American Saga, out in theaters on June 28, is a new Western set in the Civil War-era by Kevin Costner, who directed, co-wrote, produced, and starred in the movie. Horizon: An ...