Kings and Generals' animated historical documentary series on early modern history and the United States continues with a new series on the Civil War. This series explores the causes of Southern ...

Hidden in the New Mexico desert, the ruins of Fort Craig overlook a battlefield most Americans have never heard of. In 1862, ...

Confederate forces bombarded Fort Sumter in South Carolina, marking the start of the American Civil War. Confederates viewed Fort Sumter as a symbol of federal authority and demanded its surrender.

Some people who like “Civil War” find the political lacuna admirable, since it cuts the movie free from current ideological preoccupations and lets us take the antiwar message straight.

The recently released trailer for “Civil War,” an upcoming movie from indie studio A24, has spurred discussion about a hypothetical civil war in America.

A developer has unearthed human remains that could be two centuries old while digging to lay the foundation of a new Nashville project not far from a Civil War fort and a cemetery dating back to 1822.

Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park will commemorate the first shots of the American Civil War on April 15 and April 16 with a special event.

What Was the Civil War? Between 1861 and 1865, the Union, or northern states, and the Confederacy, or southern states, fought each other in the American Civil War.

Here’s what happened in April 1861, leading up to the firing on Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina, which spurred the launch of the American Civil War.

Civil War relics found as Mississippi River water levels drop A drought has caused water levels to reach record lows.

Like other places, veterans from both sides of the Civil War returned home to Fort Worth.