The Battle of Sullivan’s Island was a key victory in South Carolina history that took place just days before the country ...

The Civil War ended in 1865, but for Minnesota and the one-time rebel state of Virginia, the battle continues over a prized ...

A historian who loves war stories, Bernard Cornwell has written some of the best, most experted researched historical fiction ...

Learn about the mysterious ghostly “faces” seen on two of Fort Sumter’s Civil War battle flags! According to legend, faces can be seen imprinted on two of Fort Sumter’s authentic battle ...

In April 1861, cannons opened fire on Fort Sumter—and the American Civil War began. This is the tense standoff that turned into the first battle of a nation divided.

The Civil War began when the Confederates bombarded Union soldiers at Fort Sumter, South Carolina on April 12, 1861.

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This Female Civil War Soldier Participated in the Bloodiest Battle in American History and Spied on the South—or Did She? Historians say that Sarah Emma Edmonds exaggerated many aspects of her ...

This year’s Battle of Plattsburgh commemoration began on Wednesday with a series of memorial services including honoring the lives lost during the historic battle of Sept. 11, 1814, on Crab Island.