Which General Was Better? Ulysses S. Grant or Robert E. Lee?
The historic rivalry between the South’s polished general and the North’s rough and rugged soldier is the subject of a new show at the Portrait Gallery
Thousands of Iraqi Refugees Are Trapped Without Food or Water on Mountains Surrounded by Militia
Delivering help by land or air is impossible, humanitarian aid experts say
People are Traveling to War Zones for Tourism
Because adventure travel just hasn’t gone far enough
When Washington, D.C. Came Close to Being Conquered by the Confederacy
The year was 1864, and the South was all but beaten, yet Jubal Early’s ragged army had D.C. within its grasp
Some Women Held Captive By Boko Haram Managed to Escape Last Friday, But More Than 200 School Girls Are Still Missing
When fighting broke out, 60 women and girls seized the opportunity to flee their terrorist captors
In Lebanon, 1.1 Million Syrian Refugees Are Now a Fifth of the Country’s Population
There are 1.1 million Syrian refugees in Lebanon, with another 400,000 expected by the end of the year
Ukraine Just Signed the Trade Deal That Was at the Heart of Its Revolutionary Uproar
When former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych abandoned a EU trade deal, he sparked protests. His successor just signed it.
These Maps Reveal How Slavery Expanded Across the United States
As the hunger for more farmland stretched west, so too did the demand for enslaved labor
Boko Haram Video Says What the Group Wants in Exchange for Freeing Abducted Girls
If let go, they have a good chance of being able to recover emotionally
Women Fought in the Civil War Disguised As Men (And So Do Today’s Re-enactors)
Some women dressed up as their husbands, or even fought alongside them
A Militant Group Is Fighting to Keep Nigerian Students From Education
Islamic extremists from the group Boko Haram have kidnapped 200 girls from a boarding school
Here’s a Six-Minute Explainer for the Turmoil Currently Underway in Venezuela
The 2014 protests have affected not just political activists but ordinary citizens, too
U.N.: Kidnappings, Torture, Propaganda Preceded Crimea’s Secession Vote
The conditions around Crimea’s secession vote were not clean, says a draft U.N. report
After Crimea, Donetsk May Be the Next Region to Leave Ukraine
Pro-Russian protesters took control of government buildings in three Ukrainian provinces over the weekend
Civil War Envelopes Featuring the Star-Spangled Banner
Supporters of the Union and the Confederacy alike used envelopes like these to advance political and social issues
The Last Civil War Veterans Who Lived to Be Over 100… Or Did They?
As America prepared to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Civil War, two centenarians told their tales — only one was telling the truth
Why the Smithsonian Just Can’t Quit Studying the Civil War
150 years later, the war is still in focus
A Cutting-Edge Second Look at the Battle of Gettysburg
New technology has given us the chance to re-examine how the Civil War battle was won and lost
Gettysburg Artifacts From the Smithsonian Collections
150 years after the battle, the Battle of Gettysburg still looms large over the American imagination
Seven Obscure Facts You Didn’t Know About the Civil War
Amid the vast literature of the Civil War, it’s easy to lose sight of some of the stranger facts, coincidences and quirks of character
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