For this reason, the government turned away African American voluteers who ... But the purpose of the Civil War had now changed. The North was not only fighting to preserve the Union, it was ...

The Civil War was a military, cultural, political, and economic milestone in American history. For four years the nation was in a bloody divide that extended from the East Coast to the pioneer West ...

North Star: Civil War Stories is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet ...

Andrew: The north mourned an immortal political hero. In the south they celebrated. One Texan newspaper professed itself “thrilled by the death of our oppressor." The American Civil War left a ...

The American Civil War Museum actually comprises three sites: The American Civil War Museum at Historic Tredegar and the White House of the Confederacy can both be found in Richmond, while the ...