It was in this month in 1865 the Civil War was largely ended, and the long painful task of rebuilding the nation began. It ...

The Civil War ... entire sweep of the war: the complex causes and lasting effects of America's greatest and most moving calamity, the battles and the homefront, the generals and the private ...

Past recipients of the Laetare Medal include Catholic Worker founder Dorothy Day, novelist Walker Percy, actor Martin Sheen, and Civil War general William Rosecrans, the latter known in part for ...