Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fort Pickens is pictured in an engraving in 1861. Pickens: The first serious confrontation of the Civil War happened in Pensacola ...

Col. Elmer Ellsworth by the Mathew Brady Studio. The 150th anniversary of Ellsworth’s death is the subject of an exhibit at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. The exterior ...

KURE BEACH — Fort Fisher State Historic Site will host a special public program on Saturday, May 30, exploring Civil War art alongside artillery demonstrations as part of its summer season kickoff.

Most folks will tell you the Civil War began April 12, 1861, with the first shots fired on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. Many historians, however, say the war actually began 164 years ago this ...

“Slavery to Soldier,” a program about Black soldiers fighting in the Civil War, will be presented from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 27, and from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Sunday, July 28, at Forts Randolph & ...

A new marker commemorating Black troops who fought in the Civil War has been installed at Fort Ethan Allen Park. An official unveiling for the new sign at 3829 N. Stafford Street is scheduled for ...

Fort B, located on the hill where Academic Hall and Kent Library now stand on the Southeast Missouri State University campus, played a key role in the Battle of Cape Girardeau, April 26, 1863.

AT the outbreak of the Civil War, Washington served as the nerve center for the Union cause. To protect the supply routes and prevent an attack on the nation's capital, President Abraham Lincoln ...

On an island in the Delaware River, Fort Delaware protected cities to the north including Wilmington and Philadelphia from attacks by ships during the Civil War while housing Confederate prisoners ...