A white Illinois teen attaches himself to a regiment of Black Union soldiers in the satirical Civil War novel "How to Dodge a Cannonball." NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with author Dennard Dayle about it.

The origin of the Juneteenth celebrations marking the end of slavery goes back to an order issued as Union troops arrived in ...

World War Brick was a three-day convention held June 6-8 in Minneapolis devoted to military-themed Lego creations. It was put ...

Dive into the world of resin art with this stunning creation of a whale in resin! In this video, we explore the incredible ...

There are quite a few Civil War-related movies that aim to be realistic, including Gettysburg, Fort Apache, and The Outlaw ...

Civil War Trails Inc. announced in May that Chris Brown has been named executive director of the organization, which oversees a network of more than 1,550 historic sites across six states.

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The American Civil War marked a major turning point in the history of the United States. Less than a century after it was officially founded, the U.S. was at risk of becoming two different countries, ...

Winston Churchill once warned that “appeasement is feeding the crocodile, hoping he will eat you last.” When it comes to the crocodile of censorship, history is strewn with defenders who later ...

An academic historian had written about her, and she was sometimes included in lists of the moonlight-and-magnolia-style of female civil war spies, the kind historians don’t take too seriously.

Death cap mushrooms: How a family meal in Australia turned deadly ...