Henry Wirz remains one of the most controversial figures of the Civil War. As commandant of Andersonville Prison, he oversaw ...

After the Civil ... war, of a free, black settlement, named for the hated Union, made a dramatic claim to equality and liberty. The passionate man labeled as the “most influential African ...

These objects belonged to the men and boys who fought on the front lines for both Confederate and Union forces ... This section displays objects that helped the soldier get through the atrocities of ...

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

These soldiers, part of the U.S. Colored Troops, made up one-tenth of the fighting forces for the Union Army ... Archives and the African American Civil War Museum in Washington, D.C. Once ...

“So much of the African American story -- of us fighting ... the first regiment of Black soldiers to fight for the Union in the Civil War, was formed in May 1862 in Beaufort.

Today's History Seekers adventure takes us to a field used by both confederate and union soldiers during the American Civil War. We take a girl to the field using an AT MAX metal detector to find ...

An American Civil War monument on the Jessamine County Courthouse lawn in Kentucky honors those who fought in the Confederacy. But the statue wears a Union soldier’s hat. David Swartz ...

The city of Beaufort is developing six acres of prime property along Battery Creek into a park to honor the unsung story of a remarkable group of Civil War soldiers known as the 1st South Carolina ...