The year: 1861. The problem: Pro-slavery states had broken away from the Union, rising up in armed revolt as the treasonous ...

"Civil War: A Poor Man's Fight" explores the internal struggles of Union private Henry Fleming ... The narrative - an excerpt from the film Red Badge of Courage (1951) - reflects on the notion ...

History: Florida paid dearly for its role in the Civil War, winding up both broken and broke for years afterward ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Bidders will fight with their dollars next week at an Ohio auction house for the sword of the Civil War Union general ... known 1790 “free” badge issued to a formerly ...

A long-lost Confederate flag, captured at the Battle of Gettysburg and among the rarest Civil War artifacts, will be a top ...

The Civil War had begun. Immediately following the attack, four more states -- Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Tennessee -- severed their ties with the Union. To retain the loyalty of the ...

Ten months into the Civil War, the Union was short on a crucial supply, the absence of which threatened to sap the fighting strength of the Northern army: coffee. This critical source of energy ...