Civil War
Who Had the Best Civil War Facial Hair?
Browse these portraits of officers with great facial hair courtesy of the Library of Congress and then vote for your favorite
How We’ve Commemorated the Civil War
Take a look back at how Americans have remembered the civil war during significant anniversaries of the past
The Women Who Fought in the Civil War
Hundreds of women concealed their identities so they could battle alongside their Union and Confederate counterparts
Fort Sumter: The Civil War Begins
Nearly a century of discord between North and South finally exploded in April 1861 with the bombardment of Fort Sumter
Civil War Artifacts in the Smithsonian
The museum collections house many items from the Civil War, including photographs, uniforms and personal diaries
Lincoln's Whistle-Stop Trip to Washington
On the way to his inauguration, President-elect Lincoln met many of his supporters and narrowly avoided an assassination attempt
How Arlington National Cemetery Came to Be
The fight over Robert E. Lee's beloved home—seized by the U.S. government during the Civil War—went on for decades
Civil War Geology
What underlies the Civil War’s 25 bloodiest battles? Two geologists investigate why certain terrain proved so hazardous
Lincoln's Contested Legacy
Great Emancipator or unreconstructed racist? Each generation evokes a different Lincoln. But who was our sixteenth president?
Saving Our Shipwrecks
New technologies are aiding the search for one Civil War submarine, and the conservation of another
General Resent
In this interview, Ernest "Pat" Furgurson, author of "Catching Up with 'Old Slow Trot,'" says some people are still fighting the Civil War
The Best Offense
A buried Civil War battery in a Kentucky suburb tells of valiant men standing at the ready... and waiting... and waiting....
Ahead of Its Time?
Founded by a freed slave, an Illinois town was a rare example of biracial cooperation before the Civil War
Divided Loyalties
Descended from American Colonists who fled north rather than join the revolution, Canada's Tories still raise their tankards to King George
Tumult and Transition in "Little America"
A quarter century of civil war over festering ethnic animosities has renewed questions about the U.S. role in the African nation
Making Sense of Robert E. Lee
"It is well that war is so terrible, or we should grow too fond of it."— Robert E. Lee, at Fredericksburg
Covert Force
Hundreds of women fought in the civil war disguised as men
Boss
The New York City courthouse that caused his downfall has been returned to its former glory, and Tweed's odious reputation has been refurbished
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