These confrontations were defined by extreme loss of life, destructive strategies, and profound courage. By taking a look at these clashes, we gain a clearer understanding of how the war played out.

In the Five Mile Cemetery off Church Road in the town of Allegany lies the burial place of Oscar F. Wilber, a Civil War ...

Grimes Davis rode through the dark like a man convinced Providence had tapped him on the shoulder, turning a doomed ...

The Confederacy’s theory of victory at the start of the Civil War was straightforward — so logical, the historian Emory M.

Washington National Cathedral hosted an invitation only funeral for Dick Cheney attended by many former presidents and vice ...

Grandchildren, former President George W. Bush and others shared personal memories of the former vice president's life.

Uncover the beauty of Maryland's national parks. From historic battlefields to scenic trails, explore the top 24 national ...

The City of Hurricane unveiled its new Civil War Trails marker Friday, documenting the history of the Battle of Hurricane Bridge. The marker, installed last ...

Perhaps your history teachers failed to alert you to these Civil War facts: Jefferson Davis nearly got mugged by an angry female mob; Abraham Lincoln loved the Confederate anthem "Dixie," and Paul ...

“The fabric of what binds America together at this point is basically on its final thread,” one source tells WIRED. It’s impossible to look around and not wonder whether the US is teetering on the ...

HORNELL — A Dansville resident is turning history into harmony with an original Civil War–inspired composition premiering later this month. Chris Lynn, a music teacher at Wayland-Cohocton Central ...

Relive history as knowledgeable reenactors, both military and civilian in period costume, recreate an American Civil War Encampment and Battle in a rural setting in Hainesville. The annual Civil War ...