CIVIL WAR

The 12-Year-Old Who Fought In the Civil War

By the time John Clem was discharged near the end of the war, he had not only seen active combat but had become a national folk hero as well.

Why Is U.S. Currency Green?

The color green wasn't always synonymous with money.

Major General John G. Parke of the Union Army

A Scientific Analysis of Civil War Beards

How Civil War commanders wore their facial hair, in one chart.

The Counterfeiter Who Sank the Confederacy

It wasn't a superior army that vanquished the South; it was a patriotic counterfeiter and his $15 million in fake bills.

Pristine Civil War Cannons Removed From South Carolina's Pee Dee River

They've sat at the bottom of the South Carolina river ever since they were pushed overboard 150 years ago.

8 Curious Civil War-Era Recipes We Still Eat Today

Think of it as some of the original farm-to-table cuisine.

Calling All History Buffs: You Can Buy a Civil War Costume for Your Dog

Looking to enter your pooch into a Ulysses S. Grant lookalike contest? You've come to the right place.

A New Project Is Digitizing 1.5 Million African American History Records From the Civil War

The Freedmen’s Bureau Project will index millions of 19th century family and work records from freed slaves.

The Battle for Arlington National Cemetery

Long before Arlington's famous Tomb of the Unknown Solider had a round-the-clock guard, the estate was home to a much different kind of solider: Union troops.

Fall of the South: “Now He Belongs to the Ages”

Fall of the South: Lee Surrenders

We're covering the final days of the Civil War exactly 150 years later.

Fall of the South: Breakthrough and the Burning of Richmond

For the next few weeks, we'll be covering the final days of the Civil War exactly 150 years later.

Fall of the South: Battle of Bentonville

150 Years Ago Today: Confederates Vote to Arm Slaves

Fall of the South: “With Malice Toward None”

Fall of the South: The Burning of Columbia

For the next few months, we'll be covering the end of the Civil War, exactly 150 years later. This is the second installment of the series.

150 Years Ago: Congress Passes Thirteenth Amendment

For the next few months, we'll be covering the end of the Civil War, exactly 150 years later. This is the first installment of this series.