As many as 20% of Civil War soldiers were younger than ... were glad that the bloodiest war in American history had ended at last. But for most kids who survived, the war would never quite be ...

Andrew Marr describes how the American Civil War and Abraham Lincoln, changed American history forever. The focus is on Abraham Lincoln’s role in the conflict and his assassination. Scenes shown ...

O ver a century ago, President Woodrow Wilson established Veterans Day to honor “the heroism of those who died in the country’s service” after the First World War. Wilson proclaimed that the day, ...

The simple copper and cardboard urns gathering dust on shelves only had the name of each of the 28 soldiers — but nothing ...

American Civil War soldier Daniel Walterhouse was wounded in 1862 when he was stabbed with a sword in a battle. He then spent the last decade of his life penniless and living in a home for the ...

The American Civil War Museum actually comprises three sites: The American Civil War Museum at Historic Tredegar and the White House of the Confederacy can both be found in Richmond, while the ...