Dozens gathered in East Greenwich Saturday afternoon to celebrate the anniversary of the Civil War's final battle.The ...

Mercer County will host a program to mark the 160th anniversary of key Civil War ending events on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, ...

The Civil War was entering its fifth year ... but few would continue fighting when they learned of the outcome at Appomattox. With Lee’s surrender, the war effectively came to an end.

Richard Kreitner's "Fear No Pharoah" gives an honest account of how Jews resisted, ignored and even championed American ...

Since Trump took office, the park service, an agency charged with preserving American history, has changed how its website describes key moments from slavery to Jim Crow ...

From Antietam to Appomattox with Upton’s Regulars will prove rewarding reading for those with an interest in soldiering during the Civil War and the campaigns of the Army of the Potomac.

Lee. Knight writes very well, and does a great job of using the words of the participants to help us better understand Lee’s day-to-day activities, and makes good use of the many images and maps. A ...

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 ...

Abraham Lincoln wanted peace, for the war to end. He expressed his desire to "bind up the nation's wounds" in his second ...

The episode begins with William Tecumseh Sherman's brilliant march to the sea, which brings the war to the heart of ... a tiny crossroads town called Appomattox Court House. There the dramatic ...