The American Civil War (1861–1865) remains one of the most defining chapters in the nation’s past, forging our modern ...

By Febrary 1, 1861, six more states -- Mississippi ... Finally, on April 18, 1865, the Civil War ended with the surrender of the Confederate army. 617,000 Americans had died in the war ...

How much do you know about the Civil War? Our history quiz covers some of the basic Civil War questions that we feel are ...

We have an income tax as opposed to a tariff thanks to a gesture of good will from Yankees to the Old South in 1913 ...

The three days of conflict at Gettysburg resulted in 51,000 casualties, making it the bloodiest battle of the Civil War. Courtesy: Library of Congress From 1861 to 1865, the Civil War ravaged America.

Most folks will tell you the Civil War began April 12, 1861, with the first shots fired on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. Many historians, however, say the war actually began 164 years ago this ...

War broke out in April 1861 with the attempt by the Federal government to resupply ... Finally, constitutionally and politically, Lincoln had to grapple with the evolving meaning of the Civil War.

That was certainly the case for the October 4, 1865, issue. This was a mere six months after the end of the Civil War, at a time when Southern states were still in rough shape overall. Slavery was ...

As you march today as an expression of freedom, think back to the American Civil War 1861-1865. Conventional wisdom would ...