Two Pottsville militia units, Washington Artillerists and National Light Infantry, were among the First Defenders to answer ...

In Alex Garland’s “Civil War,” the Western forces of Texas and California hardly remember what they’re fighting for. At least ...

Both the Union and the Confederacy believed God was on their side, using faith to justify their respective causes. Tyler Rice of Columbus, Ohio is a freelance historian specializing in religion and ...

War news reaching Southern prisoners on Johnson Island, Ohio, had dashed hopes of victory, Richmonder John Dooley wrote in his diary, published as “John Dooley’s Civil War.” “New Year’s day 1865 — ...

On the last day of summer, in central Virginia, a battalion of Confederate soldiers marches in orderly ranks onto the field sloping down to Sailor’s Creek. A smaller force of Federals already holds ...

The U.S. has seen an uptick in political polarization, as well as growing political unrest in recent weeks, such as the assassination of Minnesota politician Melissa Hortman and protests over ...