The American Civil War was defined not only by its political and moral issues, but by a series of brutal, high-casualty battles. These conflicts altered the nation’s history and landscape. Fought on ...

From July 1–3, 1863, the Union and Confederate armies clashed in one of the most pivotal battles of the American Civil War — the Battle of Gettysburg. Over three days of brutal and tactical combat in ...

Between the winter of 1860 and the spring of 1861, eleven Southern states broke away from the United States to form a new country, the Confederate States of America (CSA). As a fledgling nation, the ...

The Civil War ripped apart nearly every bond Americans shared — classmates, friends, even family members found themselves on opposite sides of the conflict. One of the most unique feuds came in the ...

Harold Kenneth "H.K." Edgerton, a former president of the Asheville-Buncombe NAACP who became nationally-known for this ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Confederate Memorial Day is a holiday commemorating the Confederate soldiers who died in the Civil War. The holiday was first ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Between the winter of 1860 and the ...