Most say the Civil War began April 12, 1861, with the first shots fired on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. But many ...

An old cemetery in Hazlet contains the graves of several war veterans, but their locations are unclear. A construction ...

But for those wars fought on American soil, nothing was as deadly as the American Civil War. From 1861 to 1865 ... of which 50 were major battles and 100 were significant ones.

“Fort fisher was essentially America’s largest sand castle ever built,” Steele said. ”Construction began around early in 1861 ...

Confederate Texans and indigenous peoples during the American Civil War. In the summer of 1861, Confederate troops invaded New Mexico from Texas, hoping to conquer that territory and then launch a ...

The tabs at the top of the map reflect this focus: regions, rulers, people, and battles. It’s a fun way ... the early 1860s probably evokes the American Civil War above all else.

Being a Civil War nut, my first battlefield trip ... the Oklahoma City National Memorial. Sure, the first battle of Manassas took place in 1861, but time shouldn’t erase the sacrifices made ...

SEOUL, South Korea — U.S. flags, “Stop the Steal” and the Virginia state motto are finding a home in a political battle halfway ... the Union ahead of the Civil War, giving its “anti ...

Before the Civil War, he helped the Army Corps of Engineers survey areas west of Mississippi, oversaw rapids and canal improvements, and taught mathematics at West Point. Warren was named Lieutenant ...

In 1861, Georgia seceded and joined the side of the ... lines torn up to keep them from benefiting the Confederate Army. This Civil-War era map of Atlanta shows the location of battles around the city ...