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The camera changed how many Americans saw the Civil War – and exposed millions to the horrors of conflict for the very first time

It was published ten years before a shot was fired. And was written by a woman. How did Uncle Tom’s Cabin fan the flames of the American Civil War

For those enslaved, it was the perpetrator of countless horrors. So why did almost 200,000 African-Americans put their lives on the line to preserve...

What about the Native Americans who found themselves stuck in the middle of the Civil War – why did they fight for both sides?

Reconstruction was one of the most tumultuous periods in U.S. history. After four years of Civil War, not everyone agreed on the best way forward. The...

They empowered US Army medics to save countless lives – but how did the humble medical kit evolve with the American Civil War?

Military leaders didn’t just rely on carrier pigeons and messengers on horseback to share information during the American Civil War – they texted each...

It’s got fewer words than the average rap song, and takes less time to read than it does to boil an egg. So how did the Gettysburg Address inspire a...

Take a behind-the-scenes look at a Civil War-era “base ball” tournament and see how America’s pastime has evolved — and remained the same — over the...

VIDEO | Much of Civil War history focuses on the generals and soldiers fighting battles in unfamiliar lands, but there were also millions of people...

VIDEO | Ever wonder why a new appointment to the Supreme Court is such big news? Of the three branches that make up the Federal Government, it’s...

VIDEO | Benjamin Franklin famously wrote: “Nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” But he forgot one thing – Presidential...