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After the American Civil War, the American South attempted a rebrand. But would it accept the progressive social and political changes of the...

No two Americans had the same experience of the Civil War – and everyone remembers it differently. Through the stories they told – and the artifacts...

The Emancipation Proclamation is one of the most important and misunderstood documents in US history. So, what did it actually proclaim?

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

He’s revered as the greatest Confederate general of them all, the personification of Southern loyalty, tradition and military strength. But there’s a...

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...

Long range, high calibre weapons – the cannon helped propel the Union to victory. But how did the technological advances that took place during 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...