James Hinds was assassinated for his beliefs, and today is largely forgotten. He stood up for African-American civil rights during the Reconstruction, provoking the KKK's ire.

In an age when the White House is being asked if slavery was a good or bad thing, perhaps we should take a look at the history of the history of slavery.

Writer Margaret Mitchell was born on November 8th, 1900, at the beginning of a new century. Her novel Gone ...

Although Karl Marx never saw the U.S., he thought long and hard about how it fit into his theory, especially during the Civil War.

Julia Ward Howe wrote her most famous poem, the legendary Civil War song, “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” in a single burst of inspiration 156 years ago.

West Virginia declared its independence from the secessionist state of Virginia in the middle of the Civil War and became the 35th state.

The Jefferson Davis Highway was project of the United Daughters of the Confederacy intended to portray Davis as an American hero.

Women in the STEM fields are reclaiming the memory of a richer scientific past than some might think.

Godey’s Lady’s Book, one of the most influential American publications of the nineteenth century, tried to halt the Civil War.

Historically speaking, we are living in unusually peaceful times. But does peacetime mean bad things for the economy, which is often boosted by war?