In the American Civil war there were units on both sides which had uniforms heavily influenced by their individual heritage, fashion crazes or special requirements.

During the Civil War, Confederates targeted free Black people in the North, kidnapping them to sell into slavery. After the ...

The Kankakee Valley Historical Society will share that and other stories of the Northwest Indiana's contribution to the Civil War this weekend. “The Civil War Comes to Northwest Indiana” will take ...

The Battle of Cold Harbor was the Confederacy’s last major Civil War ... route for both Confederate war materiel and reinforcement troops, making it a prime target for Union soldiers.

Despite being little more than the answer to trivia questions today, Vaughn Meader was a pioneer who paved the way for ...

He sat with them for an hour in prayer. Then he pulled his gun out and started shooting. And today our national numbness is wrapped in a Confederate flag. The young man who killed nine members of ...

A trunk filled with reproductions and models of Civil War-era items is giving middle school students here an opportunity to more deeply explore that time period.

“That day, the military stormed into our house, and a gunfight broke out between the Arakan Army and the soldiers. My husband was sick and bedridden – he couldn’t run. A man in uniform ...

One score and 12 years ago, a determined director and thousands of reenactors brought forth an epic film based on an historical novel chronicling the Battle of Gettysburg. Now the New Ulm Film Society ...

Litchfield’s G.A.R. Hall holds a special place in my heart. For about three years, while I was writing my two Terry Tales books, it was my second home. It was in the G.A.R. that I ...