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 ...

On Nov. 25, 1863, 150 years ago, during the American Civil War, Union forces staged a spectacular breakout from besieged Chattanooga, Tenn. Routed Confederate troops retreated 25 miles to Dalton, Ga.

The first shot of the bloodiest battle of the Civil War was fired by a man from DuPage County. Lt. Marcellus E. Jones of the 8th Illinois Calvary was on patrol outside Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, ...

Great Battles of the Civil War combines archival material with faithfully created battle re-enactments to depict the real horror and heroism of the American Civil War combat from 1861-1863. Witness ...

A national preservation group has identified an opportunity to protect 21 acres near Newtonia, site of two Civil War battles.

The Union faces off against the Confederacy in the first battle of the war. Lincoln soon realizes this war won’t be as brief as he thought, in this clip from Season 1, "A President At War." ...

Relive history as knowledgeable reenactors, both military and civilian in period costume, recreate an American Civil War Encampment and Battle in a rural setting in Hainesville. The annual Civil War ...

For more than a century, the Ionia County Courthouse has been home to a piece of American Civil War history — a battle flag sewn by local women and carried by men who formed a volunteer Union regiment ...