How much do you know about the Civil War? Our history quiz covers some of the basic Civil War questions that we feel are important and surprising. They're not in any particular order. (Also, take time ...

It is perhaps inevitable that when you walk around the Tidal Basin dressed in the blue woolen uniform of a Union soldier, most people are going to edge away. They will give you a wide berth, convinced ...

Adventure Adviser: I normally stick to a strict adventure-questions-only diet, Kim, but being a closet Civil War buff with a penchant for trivia, I can’t resist this one. So here’s the scoop: The ...

An estimated 620,000 soldiers died during the Civil War, when deaths from the two armies are combined. About one fifth of all troops who fought in the war died—a surprisingly high figure. What is even ...

FAYETTEVILLE — Civil War experts may want to march to the Cumberland County Public Library for a quiz bowl to mark the third year of North Carolina's commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the war.