The American Civil War brought a previously unimaginable level of carnage to the country. Modern scholarship puts the soldier death toll at …

The Confederate surrender at Appomattox featured the stacking of arms, the surrender of colors, and the review of troops—a noble and orderly …

The American Civil War Museum is hosting a series of activities and programs as part of the regional celebration of the Commemoration …

On February 1, 1865, the day after Congress passed the resolution for the Thirteenth Amendment abolishing slavery, a group of celebrants urged …