The American Civil War was by far the deadliest conflict in U.S. history. From the start of the war in April 1861, with the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter, until General Robert E. Lee’s surrender ...

Part 2 dives into the opening battles of 1861 — when America moved from political conflict to bloody war. From Fort Sumter to ...

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An curved arrow pointing right. Garry Adelman, a historian, rates nine American Civil War battles in movies. He comments on the Civil War-era artillery and rifles on display in "Free State of Jones" ...

The gear carried by American soldiers in WWII looks nothing like what their Civil War ancestors hauled into battle — yet some ...

David Heath is a List Writer from the UK specializing in video games, movies, TV shows, and the occasional anime. American Civil War games offer immersive insight into the brutal conflict with ...

The issue of slavery divided the United States long before the election of Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War. After the Kansas-Nebraska Act passed in 1854, newly established states could use popular ...

The Michigan 21st Regiment’s Civil War battle flag is more than just a piece of fabric, it’s a symbol of Ionia County history ...

“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 ...

Garry Adelman, a historian, rates nine American Civil War battles in movies. He comments on the Civil War-era artillery and rifles on display in “Free State of Jones” (2016), starring Matthew ...