Sgt. William Carney, whose Civil War heroism was portrayed by Denzel Washington in the movie "Glory," will get his own comic ...

Dozens gathered in East Greenwich Saturday afternoon to celebrate the anniversary of the Civil War's final battle. The American Civil War ended with the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse in Virginia on ...

With Louisiana’s militias off fighting in Virginia and Tennessee, the job of defending the Crescent City fell to two forts ...

At the height of the battle and with control of the hill in hand, Lee commented to Longstreet … “It is well war is so terrible, we would grow too fond of it.” Not long after, a Confederate ...

The Civil War had begun. Immediately following the attack ... Lincoln's chance came after the Union victory at the Battle of Antietam in September of 1862. He issued the preliminary Emancipation ...

Readers of newspapers across America 160 years ago this week would have seen two similar headlines on the front page of their paper trumpeting the end of the Civil War: “Victory, Victory” and “The ...

In September of 1863, when it fought in the Battle ... final resting place of 16 Union service members. Reading the names on those headstones helps visitors understand the scope of the Civil War ...

EAST GREENWICH, R.I. (WJAR) — Dozens gathered in East Greenwich Saturday afternoon to celebrate the anniversary of the Civil War's final battle. The American Civil War ended with the Battle of ...