The gallows creaked as Captain Henry Wirz became a rare figure in American history - executed ... His conviction remains one of the Civil War's most controversial conclusions.

Researchers have begun to examine the hidden or repressed queer identities within a movement that was overtly hostile to the ...

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

Learn about hidden gems contained in the latest volume of the N.C. Roster Series covering the Confederate States Navy during ...

"Incidents of the war ... Number of African American soldiers that served in the Civil War 1 in 5 — Average death rate for all Civil War soldiers 3:1 — Ratio of Confederate deaths to Union ...

"It was said during the American Civil War that there were more Confederate flags flying here than in Richmond, Virginia — and Richmond was the capital of the Confederacy," Westgaph told CNN.

For four straight years, Union and Confederate soldiers battled ... the immense tragedy experienced by the American people throughout the Civil War.

The flag is the only known privately-owned Confederate battle flag captured during Pickett’s Charge from Pickett’s Division ...

"It was said during the American Civil War that there were more Confederate flags flying here than in Richmond, Virginia — and Richmond was the capital of the Confederacy," Westgaph told CNN.