Information on the Civil War is well-known, but what about some of the factors that led to its start? This week, we examine ...

Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address is only 272 words long, but it remains one of the greatest speeches in U.S. history and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rain played an essential role in The Battle of Jackson, which was fought 162 years ago today in Jackson, Mississippi, as part of ...

The Gettysburg battlefield offers visitors a unique way to connect with history, using its enduring boulders and black-and-white photographs to uncover untold Civil War stories.

(This is the second of two columns focusing on the surrender of York to the Confederates in late-June 1863 – a pivotal moment in York County’s story. Civil War historian Scott Mingus served as a ...

In the spring of 1861, the United States stood at its breaking point. For years, tensions between North and South had ...

July 1863 could easily be called the month that won the Civil War. Three vital battles were fought or ended that month and the results were enormous for the country. At Vicksburg, Mississippi, on July ...

Michigan copper was absolutely crucial to Union victory in the Civil War. While the Ducktown mines in Tennessee produced just ...

Civil War: 1863 Gold contains all the campaigns and downloadable content from the original game with no in-app purchases. Relive iconic battles of the American Civil War. Take command of both the ...