Sarah Emma Edmonds disguised herself as a man to join the 2nd Michigan Infantry's Company F, known as the Flint Union Greys.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — An acre of land owned by the city of Richmond contains potentially hundreds of unmarked graves, some of which could belong to Confederate soldiers who died in the Civil War, ...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Archaeologists in Virginia were excavating the grounds of a building that stored gunpowder during the American Revolution when they uncovered the eye sockets of a human skull. The ...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — Archaeologists in Virginia were excavating the grounds of a building that stored gunpowder during the American Revolution when they uncovered the eye sockets of a human skull.

A new visitor center for the Elmira Civil War Prison Camp will preserve history and expand education on the site known as ...

Hidden in a small family cemetery in the Georgia woods is the grave of Benjamin Williams, believed to be the youngest soldier of the American Civil War. Born in 1854, he reportedly joined the ...

Confederate Memorial Day is observed in South Carolina, as well as a few other states. The holiday commemorates Confederate soldiers who died in the Civil War. Observances include battle re-enactments ...

J. Mark Powell's new book, "Witness to War," tells the story of the Civil War objectively through the letters of ...