Morgan's 1,000-mile raid into Indiana and Ohio was a costly mistake for the Confederate Army. His history in Lexington ...

Award-winning Civil War historian William Marvel looks at the seeming revival of Confederate military efforts in the first half of 1864, despite devastating reverses incurred during the previous year, ...

Green Bluff’s Siemers Farm, known for strawberry and fall festivals, transformed into a Civil War battlefield this Memorial Day weekend. Late Saturday morning, Union and Confederate soldiers ...

The 386-guest river ship, Viking Mississippi, has much in common with other ships in the extensive Viking fleet. There’s the same Scandi design and international cuisine, but this time with an ...

The Battle of Fort Myers was unique in its geographical locale. It was the southernmost battle east of the Mississippi River. The fort was garrisoned by an estimated 300 men from the 2nd Florida ...

The Civil War’s superior firepower in national lore isn’t the only source of 1812’s obscurity. Here’s another: The 200-year-old war was mostly a debacle, with unsettling parallels to our ...

No Union victory in the Civil War came easier than the capture of New Orleans. When Union forces sailed up the Mississippi River in 1862 — just over a year after Louisiana seceded — the city ...

PEA RIDGE, Ark. — Pea Ridge National Military Park hosted an event on Saturday to commemorate the 163rd anniversary of the Battle of Pea Ridge, one of the most significant conflicts of the Civil ...

The Battle of Port Hudson in Louisiana involved about 8,000 Black soldiers who participated in the Union siege to control the Mississippi River and cut off supplies to the Confederates, said Lee.

Each spring, Columbus, Miss., has opened its Civil War-era homes to visitors. Some say the event should reflect more the oppression behind the architecture, and how the city has changed since.

Born at Southwest Pass in 1814, on the eve of the Battle of New Orleans, he was named after Gen. Jackson, the newspaper continued, and he grew up a bona fide river rat: ...