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The Civil War started in April 1861 and raged for over four years. From Fort Sumter to Appomattox and beyond, here are the most basic facts you need.

“Midnight on the Potomac” concludes with a moving summary of the war’s major consequences. More than 620,000 soldiers died between 1861 and 1865.

Northern abolitionists countered with the Golden Rule, the image of God in every person, and the liberation story of Exodus.

The Kings and Generals Modern Affairs series returns with a comprehensive summary of the Syrian Civil War. Beginning with the Arab Spring protests in 2011, this documentary traces the rise of rebel ...

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An overview of the Syrian Civil War Recently, President Trump announced his intentions to begin the process of pulling US troops out of Syria, where they have been fighting the Islamic State of Iraq ...

Thomas Brown talked about the history of monuments to the common soldier. He is the author of [The Public Art of Civil War Commemoration: A Brief History with Documents] and [Civil War Canon ...

In “ Our First Civil War: Patriots and Loyalists in the American Revolution,” Brands offers a fast-paced, often riveting account of the military and political events leading up to the ...