Civil War
Was the FBI Searching for Lost Civil War Gold in Pennsylvania?
The agency was recently seen excavating a site where, according to some Elk County locals, a missing shipment of gold bars was buried
A New Memorial Remembers the Thousands of African-Americans Who Were Lynched
Next month's opening of the monument in Alabama will be a necessary step in reckoning with America's deadly past
The Tragedy of Cattle Kate
Newspapers reported that cowgirl Ella Watson was a no-good thief who deserved the vigilante killing that befell her, when in reality she was anything but
How I Learned About the “Cult of the Lost Cause”
The mayor of New Orleans offers his reading list for anyone looking to better understand the real history of Confederate monuments
When Emancipation Finally Came, Slave Markets Took on a Redemptive Purpose
During the Civil War, the jails that held the enslaved imprisoned Confederate soldiers. After, they became rallying points for a newly empowered community
Social Network Analysis Weighs in on Debate Surrounding One of Ireland's Most Famous Battles
Researchers test it out on a medieval epic to investigate whether the Battle of Clontarf was fought against the Vikings or was part of an Irish civil war
Civil War Submarine Battles Were Often Suicide Missions
During the Civil War, the North imposed a suffocating blockade of a number of key Confederate port
How the Civil War Taught Americans the Art of Letter Writing
Soldiers and their families, sometimes barely literate, wrote to assuage fear and convey love
Limited Number of Critically Ill Evacuated from Besieged Syrian Region
29 people have been approved for evacuation from eastern Ghouta, but hundreds more are in desperate need of medical care
Memphis Removes Two Confederate Statues
One was dedicated to Jefferson Davis, the other to Nathan Bedford Forrest
President Lincoln’s Last Christmas
The character of American Christmas changed as a result of the Civil War
Civil War Reenactments Were a Thing Even During the Civil War
These 'practice battles' are the root of today's Civil War reenactors
Mark Bradford’s Paintings Scratch at the Surface of a Conflicted America
The Hirshhorn Museum hosts the artist’s first solo show in Washington
How the Trial and Death of Henry Wirz Shaped Post-Civil War America
A monument to Wirz still stands not far from the Confederate prison camp he commanded
Like Condensed Milk? Try the ‘Meat Biscuit’
The meat biscuit was a practical idea but Gail Borden, also the inventor of condensed milk, never made it work
When Enslaved People Commandeered a Ship and Hightailed it to Freedom in the Bahamas
It's been called the most successful slave rebellion in U.S. history
Is it Time We Built a Museum of the History of American History?
A better understanding of how we interpret our past, and what and who we choose to remember, would go a long way to healing our nation’s wounds
How Kara Walker Boldly Rewrote Civil War History
The artist gives 150-year-old illustrations a provocative update at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
What a Simple Pen Reminds Us About Ulysses S. Grant's Vision for a Post-Civil War America
President Grant’s signature on the 15th Amendment was a bold stroke for equality
A Senator Speaks Out Against Confederate Monuments… in 1910
Alone in his stand, Weldon Heyburn despised that Robert E. Lee would be memorialized with a statue in the U.S. Capitol
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