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.

The Civil War changed the social, economic, and political landscape for women from every walk of American life—perhaps nowhere more so than in the field of nursing. Before the war, most nurses ...

The American Civil War did not end well, which is not surprising given the civil wars rarely have good endings. "More than any other form of conflict," writes David Armitage, ...

You might think a movie about a second American civil war would be a thinly veiled Trump story. It’s not — and it’s better for it. by Zack Beauchamp. Apr 12, 2024, 11:15 AM UTC ...

But as a historian and professor who studies slavery, Southern history and the American Civil War, I know there’s really only one correct answer: slavery. Enslaved people and soldiers on a South ...

The Civil War is an epic nine-episode series by the award-winning documentary filmmaker Ken Burns. Between 1861 and 1865, Americans made war on each other and killed each other in great numbers if ...

Stephen Marche, author of “The Next Civil War: Dispatches from the American Future,” said: “The United States is a textbook example of a country headed for civil war.” ...

The American Civil War Museum in Appomattox, Virginia hosted this program. Description. This lesson focuses on the first use of landmines in North America, during the American Civil War (1861-65).