Civil War battles were very visual things, so officers on horseback were targets.” Sunken Road O’Neill and I left the air-conditioned visitor center for a tour of the battlefield. She pointed out ...

Born: Jan. 26, 1880, at Fort Little Rock, Ark. Family Background: His father, General Arthur MacArthur, was a Civil War colonel (“the Boy Colonel of the West”) who earned a Congressional Medal, became ...

Check out Rafael Eledge's appraisal of a Civil War colonel uniform group, ca. 1863, in Vintage Denver 2024, Hour 2. Antiques Roadshow is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available ...

When it comes to American Civil War history, prison escapes often sound like unbelievable plots in bad books or even ...

We are quickly coming to the conclusion of our sesquicentennial remembrance of the American Civil War. April 15 marks the 150th anniversary of the death of President Lincoln. In connection with the ...

Visitors to the Erie Cemetery have been paying homage to a Civil War hero from Erie this week. July 1-3 is the Battle of Gettysburg's 161st anniversary and July 2 is the day Col. Strong Vincent was ...

The American Civil War is the deadliest conflict in United States history. Though the precise number of casualties remains ...