Learning about the Civil War in a textbook is one way to teach it. Seeing it and experiencing it in person brings a whole new ...

Join us as we step back into history at a Civil War Confederate camp alongside dedicated reenactors ... These reenactors not only bring history to life, but also share their passion and knowledge ...

Outside of scholars and Civil ... daily life of prisoners and guards alike, said a historian who has completed a manuscript on the camp. "[Lawton] illustrates almost every Civil War POW issue ...

The American Civil War was the first major conflict that was photographed extensively, bringing shocking and often horrific images to the front pages and into people's living rooms. Photography ...

The Confederate Civil War prisoner camp in Andersonville, Georgia, was an utter nightmare for the many soldiers held within. It was dangerously overcrowded, rife with disease, and food and medical ...

In this blog post, Jabour explores the multitude of women who dressed as men to fight—and die—in all the major battles of the Civil War ... The conditions of camp life—most soldiers ...

Kelly Hopkins, commander of Henry Casey Camp 92 Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW), recently conducted a Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremony at the Washington Cemetery grave site of ...