Civil War
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
Civil War Veterans Come Alive in Audio and Video Recordings
Deep in the collections of the Library of Congress are ghostly images and voices of Union and Confederate soldiers
A Reenactment of Civil War Era Reconnaissance Ballooning
See history retold at the Air and Space Museum this weekend and meet Abraham Lincoln and the balloonist Thaddeus Lowe
June 1861: Anticipating the Onslaught of the Civil War
The "Races at Philippi" and Virginia is split in two and more from what happened in the Civil War in June 1861
Women Spies of the Civil War
Hundreds of women served as spies during the Civil War. Here’s a look at six who risked their lives in daring and unexpected ways
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
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