Unrest on the Schuylkill homefront during the Civil War

Schuylkill County can certainly be proud of coming to the defense of the Union during the Civil War. Two Pottsville militia ...

South Bay History: Civil War tensions led to the creation of Wilmington’s Drum Barracks

It takes its name not from the percussion instrument, but from Lt. Col. Richard Coulter Drum, the Adjutant General based in ...
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The Most Devastating Battles of the Civil War

The American Civil War was defined not only by its political and moral issues, but by a series of brutal, high-casualty battles. These conflicts altered the nation’s history and landscape. Fought on ...
WHYY

The Declaration Through Union and Confederate Eyes

As the nation fractured, Americans turned to the Declaration of Independence for meaning. Union leaders like Lincoln saw it as a promise that equality could grow over time, while the Confederacy used ...
The Providence Journal

Black soldiers helped save the Union during the Civil War. They will be honored June 21.

A Juneteenth ceremony will honor 52 Black veterans of the Civil War buried at North Burial Ground in Providence, RI. The Juneteenth Project partners with the city cemetery to highlight the veterans' ...
WKYT

Civil War soldier’s letters to wife digitized for online viewing

CYNTHIANA, Ky. (WKYT) - More than 100 Civil War-era letters written by a Union Army soldier to his wife have been digitized and made available online through a new website created by the ...