In the words of Ken Burns, "the Civil War was history running on all cylinders. It was the most important event in the life of our nation, and its importance continues today. The blueprint of the ...

How brilliant a military leader are you? One of the most important battles of the U.S. Civil War -- and indeed of all U.S. history -- was the battle of Gettysburg. During the three days of July 1 ...

Throughout much of the Civil War, a key Union objective was to penetrate ... in part because the battle introduced obstacles his men had never before encountered. General Burnside's troops reach ...