The American Civil War - 150 Years Later. ... "The hostility between the North and the South leading up to the Civil War actually began in 1820 with the Missouri Compromise," said Don Nelson-Nasca.

The Kings and Generals animated documentary series launches its new chapter on the American Civil War with an in-depth look ...

The Civil War raged on for four more years, until the surrender of Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee to Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865 at Appomattox Court House in Virginia.

150 years later, and Americans still cannot agree on the meaning of the Civil War. The conflict began in April 1861, and by the time it was over four years later more than 600,000 soldiers - both ...

The first shots of the American Civil War were fired 150 years ago in the Charleston, S.C., harbor. Less than two days later, Fort Sumter surrendered. It would take the Union army nearly four ...

Amateur military historian EmperorTigerstar has created a fascinating timelapse video showing the changing front lines of the American Civil War for each day of the conflict. First, check out that ...

In the years ahead, the U.S. could calm down and revert to the old status quo, or perhaps the Cassandras are right and we’ll face a literal civil war or a sustained guerrilla insurrection or a ...

The entirely illegal, but tacitly British-Government-approved pro-Confederate gun-running operation is thought to have lengthened the American Civil War by up to two years – and to have ...

A new poll found that 43% of Americans believe a civil war will break out in the next 10 years. It found that Republicans are more likely to agree that such a conflict will take place soon.

After 100 years, the American Civil Liberties Union is still fighting ... World War I had been over for more than year, but its impact was still being felt. In the summer of 1919, ...

Not long ago, the idea of another American Civil War seemed outlandish. These days, the notion has not only gone mainstream, it seems to suddenly be everywhere. The UVA data also showed a stunning ...

The American Civil War brought a new need and mission to the 59-year-old Dix, who had already made her mark as an advocate and reformer for prisoners and the mentally ill.