This anecdote reflects a historiographical debate about the Civil War in general. Was the cause of Confederate defeat external, or internal? Those who emphasize internal causes attribute the ...

In the South, most slaves did not hear of the proclamation for months. But the purpose of the Civil War had now changed. The North was not only fighting to preserve the Union, it was fighting to ...

which brings the war to the heart of Georgia and the Carolinas and spells the end of the Confederacy. This extraordinary final episode of The Civil War begins in the bittersweet aftermath of Lee's ...

The signage installed at Melrose detailed visits to the caverns by both Union and Confederate troops ... is just one stop along Civil War Trails. You can find maps to follow along at the ...

The American Civil War Museum at Historic Tredegar and the White House of the Confederacy can both be found in Richmond, while the Museum of the Confederacy at Appomattox sits in Appomattox ...

Learn about hidden gems contained in the latest volume of the N.C. Roster Series covering the Confederate States Navy during ...

Noteworthy among these chapters of history is its role during the Civil War, during which the grounds became known as Camp Randall, a barracks for Union troops and a prison camp for captured ...