Even longtime Civil War history buffs learned something new at the Kankakee Valley Historical Society’s event Saturday in Kouts. Tom Wojcinski, a Civil War reenactor, told the harrowing story of ...

The smell of campfires and gunpowder were in the air at Burton Century Village Museum and Historical Education Center’s Civil War re-enactment. The encampment took place on May 24 at 14653 E. Park St.

Re-enactors are being sought to participate in the 165th Commemorative Anniversary of the Battle of Carthage Civil War Reenactment, which will be held on June 6 and 7 at the Civil War Ranch Arena.

From 1861 to 1865, the United States was ripped in two by war – with the Union in the North and the seceded states, the Confederacy, in the South. These four years witnessed unprecedented bloodshed, ...

The American Civil War remains one of the most studied and debated periods in U.S. history, as well as our most tragic conflict. However, this infamous war is also one of the most misunderstood. Over ...

Florida was the third state to secede from the Union during the Civil War. Around 15,000 Floridians fought in the Civil War, representing the highest percentage of any Confederate state. Florida faced ...

The North Carolina History Center on the Civil War, Emancipation and Reconstruction is set to break ground on its main building within the next four months, with a targeted completion date in early ...