Francis Ernest Dumas was a wealthy soldier who became the highest ranking Black combat officer during the Civil War.

The Civil War is well known for great battles, famous generals and large casualties. But there was a lesser known side of the ...

For Confederate Army scout with Powhatan ties, life after the Civil War was devoted to spreading the word of God—and to ...

Contemporary health providers stand-in as Civil War surgeons during a re-enactment at the Spangler Barn in Gettysburg, Pa., ...

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In 1865, Congress passes the 13th Amendment. The war ends, Lincoln is assassinated and the states ratify the amendment later ...

GIOE is British Academy Global Professor of Intelligence and International Security at King’s College London and a former CIA analyst and operations officer. MICHAEL V. HAYDEN is a retired U.S. Air ...

A ceremony to honor Jefferson County’s last Civil War veteran was held recently at the Brookville Cemetery, when a special ...

Before the war, most people received health care at home. After the war, hospitals adapted from the battlefront model cropped up all over the country. The ambulance and nurses' corps became fixtures, ...

Books About the U.S. Civil War Last updated: June 29, 2025 by Regan McMahon There's plenty of drama to be found in the 19th-century conflict that erupted after seven Southern states seceded from the ...

Vancouver’s former Army post provided a training ground for both Union and Confederate officers until the Civil War broke out in April 1861. At the start of the Civil War, some officers resigned and j ...

Morgan’s 1,000-mile raid into Indiana and Ohio was a costly mistake for the Confederate Army. His history in Lexington ...