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

A look at the people and events that shaped the Civil War and Reconstruction. Discover the people and events that document the American story — Saturdays on C-SPAN2. Come along with American ...

A memorial was dedicated to Hazleton native and Civil War Brigadier General Ario Pardee Jr. on July 20 at the Vine Street cemetery. The dedication commemorated the 160th anniversary of the Battle o… ...

By far the most notorious antisemitic incident of the war occurred on December 17, 1862, when Union General Ulysses S. Grant issued Order Number 11, which expelled “Jews as a class” from ...

Between 1861 and 1865, the Union, or northern states, and the Confederacy, or southern states, fought each other in the American Civil War. A major dispute over slavery was the primary cause of ...

The CSS "Shenandoah" only learned of the Confederacy's defeat in the summer of 1865. That June, the cruiser's crew sank 24 ...

The American Civil War is a pivotal and ugly moment in American history, but it's more misunderstood than you would think. We're breaking down some myths about Lincoln, women soldiers, racist ...

The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War walk to the gravesite of Civil War Union veteran Pvt. James Schobel White on Aug. 10, 2024, at the East London Cemetery Chapel in England.