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The onetime Camp Rathbun in Elmira, New York, which fell into disuse as a training center as the war progressed, and became a prison camp for captured Confederates in the summer of 1864.
Fort Ward, the best preserved of the system of Union forts and batteries built to protect Washington, D.C. during the Civil War, brought that history to life with its annual Civil War Camp Day ...
A Daytona Beach, Florida resident has an extraordinary set of photographs he believes come from his great-great grandfather, who fought in the Civil War and was once a confederate prisoner of war ...
Join us as we step back into history at a Civil War Confederate camp alongside dedicated reenactors from the 48th Alabama Infantry. This unique experience offers an up-close look at authentic gear ...
These forgotten classic cars were found treasure hunting Civil War camp deep in the woods exploring for Civil War relics at the camp used by both Union and Confederate troops at different times!
Every soldier fears dying in combat. But in the Civil War, being taken prisoner was nearly as life-threatening, with contagious illnesses spreading like wildfire in unsanitary prison camps. How ...
The Devil's Punchbowl in Natchez, Mississippi, was a Civil War-era death camp. After the Civil War millions of freed Black people were funneled into concentration camps.
At the Camp William Penn Museum in Cheltenham, thousands of Black Civil War soldiers are remembered for their contributions ...
Jun. 4—Saturday afternoon, Taylor Bishop and Alex Baity were displaying Civil War-era equipment in the Pioneer Village at Yellow Creek Park. Baity, Taylor and several others were dressed in ...
Civil War Living History Reenactment Saturday at Carroll County Farm Museum. Paul and his son Brady Atwood relax before battle during the Living History Reenactment at the Carroll Farm Museum in ...
June 2025 marks the 162nd anniversary of the establishment of Camp Delaware, a training camp for Black Civil War soldiers on the east side of the Olentangy River, with a White counterpart camp across ...