More Americans than not believe it is likely that the United States will see a civil war over the next decade, according to a recent poll.

Trace the real causes of the American Civil War in this first part of a detailed historical series, covering the key events ...

If economic inequality increases within a country, the risk of civil war breaking out grows. This is the finding from a study ...

The Civil War was one of the darkest periods in American history. Tensions between the Northern and Southern states led to an all-out war. The Northern states were better supplied and equipped ...

However, if one hears the phrase "the Civil War," most would immediately associate it with the American Civil War. This was one of the most defining and brutal periods ever witnessed in the ...

Dr. Allen C. Guelzo gives perspective on what the American Civil War was really about. Dr. Allen C. Guelzo the Thomas W. Smith Distinguished Research Scholar at Princeton University talks about ...

The American Civil War is a pivotal and ugly moment in American history, but it's more misunderstood than you would think. We're breaking down some myths about Lincoln, women soldiers, racist ...

The state of Kentucky introduced an African American Heritage Trail today, offering visitors nearly 50 primary sites and ...

Meanwhile, there are distinctive European conditions that make civil war less likely there than in the United States: Smaller ...

On the eve of anniversaries of the Declaration and the Battle of Gettysburg, it’s time to consider connections between the wars in York County.

To gain deeper insight, Moore, along with the project’s USCT Ancestry Committee and Virginia Tech students, collaborated with the National Archives and the African American Civil War Museum in ...