A documentary special provides an overview of the U.S. military across the centuries, mostly focusing on the American Revolution, the Civil War and World War II.

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. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ ...

Researching her family history, Cheryl Wills found she was related to a former slave who served in the Civil War with the United States Colored Troops, which led her to a distant relative, a ...

“The American Soldier” explores a history more than 250 years old and still in the making. From the early settlers and the Revolutionary War against Britain, soldiers have played a key role in ...

The Civil War was the deadliest conflict ever fought on American soil with approximately 620,000 fatalities, according to History.com. Recent analysis could even suggest these numbers are higher ...

Stephen Marche, author of “The Next Civil War: Dispatches from the American Future,” said: ... laws and institutions, a respect built over 200-plus years of history.

Civil War Medical Practice By Stanley B. Burns, MD . Editor’s Note: This essay series is written by Mercy Street's medical, historical and technical advisor, Stanley B. Burns, MD of The Burns ...

East Stroudsburg University Professor of History Michael P. Gray, Ph.D., who is an expert on Civil War-era prisons, will be in an episode of “Prison Chronicles." ...