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College Hill Arsenal Civil War Antiques Nashville, TN, Executive producer Marsha Bemko shares her tips for getting the most out of ANTIQUES ROADSHOW. Value can change: The value of an item is ...
The story behind Thomas O’Dea's harrowing drawing of the Confederates' Andersonville Prison in Georgia. Memorial Day events will be held at the site this weekend.
Lines of Contention Political Cartoons of the Civil War J.G. Lewin and P.J. Huff Smithsonian Books: 212 pp., $19.95 paper ...
The Syrian Civil War reignited after four years of docility when a rebel coalition launched a surprise offensive against Syrian government positions outside of Aleppo. Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS ...
The top 12 Civil War books ever written One great book for each month of 2011, the sesquicentennial of the War Between the States ...
Decade of Disunion: How Massachusetts and South Carolina Led the Way to Civil War, 1849-1861, by Robert W. Merry. Simon & Schuster, 528 pages. With Decade of Disunion: How Massachusetts and South ...
In late-April 1865, with the Civil War drawing to a close, the barge [Black Diamond] sank following a nighttime collision on the lower Potomac River with a steamer loaded with Union troops. The ...
Guests can mingle with re-enactors, watch demonstrations and stroll through an authentic Civil War encampment.
Alex Garland’s dystopian political action film Civil War about an America torn apart triumphed over new vampire pic Abigail at the weekend box office. Civil War held in well to stay No. 1 in its ...
Stanwix, Arizona saw both battlefield action and Wild West lore. From a Civil War skirmish to rumors of Buffalo Bill’s signature on a wall, this former stage stop holds surprising stories.
The battle lines of the Civil War seem clearly delineated: North vs. South, with Cincinnati on the winning side. But the reality is more complicated.
In The Demon of Unrest, author Erik Larson chronicles the five months between the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 and the start of the Civil War, drawing parallels to today's political climate ...