Civil War

The Civil War was the deadliest conflict in American history. Yet more than 160 years later, its legacy is still being written, and one historian argues a key part of that legacy involves free people of color. At the beginning of the war, nearly half a million people of color were free, and he says their stories ultimately helped lay the groundwork for a more expansive vision of American freedom.

In Richlands, Civil War History Center Educational director, Dr. Michael McElreath and history professors from Appalachian State University and University of North Carolina - Wilmington led discussions on the Civil War in eastern North Carolina and how best to teach both about the causes of the war and divisions in the United States today.

The Civil War ended in 1865, but teaching about it, and the role slavery played in causing it, remains one of the most divisive subjects in American education. A new museum that's in the works in North Carolina aims to address that.

The 26th North Carolina Regiment, a group that helped restore the Vance Monument in 2015, wants the city to reinstall the obelisk at Pack Square Park.

Historic Brattonsville in York County, S.C., says it's canceling a planned Civil War re-enactment next month amid the national debate over Civil War…

This week, marine archaeologists will dive down to a Civil War era shipwreck recently discovered off the North Carolina coast. The archaeologists are…

If you’ve been to Gettysburg, you may have seen the Cyclorama – a massive painting that colorfully and dramatically depicts battlefield scenes including…

In the small Gaston County town of Dallas, kids between the ages of 8 and 12 recently walked up to men in blue and gray uniforms, took a feather, dipped…