From 1861 to 1865, the United States was ripped in two by war – with the Union in the North and the seceded states, the Confederacy, in the South. These four years witnessed unprecedented bloodshed, ...

The smell of campfires and gunpowder were in the air at Burton Century Village Museum and Historical Education Center’s Civil War re-enactment. The encampment took place on May 24 at 14653 E. Park St.

During Burton Century Village’s Civil War Encampment event this weekend, spectators could find history at every corner throughout the museum. Located at 14653 E. Park St., the Civil War re-enactment ...

Even longtime Civil War history buffs learned something new at the Kankakee Valley Historical Society’s event Saturday in Kouts. Tom Wojcinski, a Civil War reenactor, told the harrowing story of ...

The Civil War was one of the most consequential events in American history, and these five films tackle that terrible ...

Steve Madden of Redlands will present “Shades of Gray: A Southern Perspective on the Civil War” 2 p.m. Oct. 16 in a program for the Inland Empire Civil War Round Table. The free presentation will be ...

A local Civil War museum is under new guidance after Carthage Mayor Bren Flanigan recently appointed an oversight board that he hopes will help “refresh” and promote the museum. The ...

Volunteers are rolling up their sleeves to help preserve a piece of Civil War history at Parkers Crossroads. The Parkers Crossroads Battlefield Association, in partnership with the American ...