An unlikely friendship between a Confederate officer and a Union captive during the Civil War yields an act of kindness, and ...

Cindy Beaston has conversations with Civil War generals. “This is my friend, Pete Longstreet. I talk to him,’’ she said while ...

Fought between 1861 and 1865, the Civil War was a long and ... Photo Credit: EWY Media/Shutterstock. The lengthy Siege of Petersburg involved trench warfare and crucial battles, ultimately leading ...

Lincoln’s assassination, the first shot of a violent counterrevolution, offers up a reminder that events whipsaw rather than ...

Known as a ferocious fighter, A.P. Hill was promoted to lieutenant general shortly before his death in 1865 ... The veteran of a dozen battles was killed at Petersburg, just before the war's ...

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Slate Hill Burial Ground in Lower Makefield is said to be the oldest cemetery in Bucks County, with interments dating to the ...

Civil War buffs love the mid-Atlantic area ... Grant: the 1864 Campaign" from Fredericksburg to Petersburg, and "Lee's Retreat," between Petersburg and the Appomatox Court House.

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Good Friday was like no other in the history of our nation's capital in 1865. Washington was not merely ... conflict in American history. The Civil War had raged for four years, and over 600,000 ...

On June 7, 1865, Robert E. Lee was indicted for treason, and charged with “wickedly, maliciously, and traitorously” carrying on war against the Constitution and the “peace and dignity” of ...

The American Civil War (1861 - 1865) In the 19th Century, America was experiencing a time of tremendous economic growth. The ...