Civil War drummer boy Willie Johnston received the Medal of Honor on Sept. 16, 1863, two months after his 13th birthday.

becoming the highest-ranking officer to die of a bayonet wound in the Civil War. This week marks the 154th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, which was fought on July 1–3, 1863.

Gettysburg, wow.” The Battle of Gettysburg was the deadliest of the Civil war. More than 50,000 were killed over three days ...

Throughout much of the Civil War, a key Union objective was to penetrate ... Union forces would make an attempt in November of 1863 under the leadership of newly appointed General Ambrose Burnside.

Since then, our beautiful country has fought two other wars. We call them the First and Second World War. We have endured great economic collapse. We call it the Great Depression. And we have ...

This episode opens with a dramatic account of the turning point of war: the Battle of Gettysburg, the greatest ever fought in the Western Hemisphere. For three days, 150,000 men will fight to the ...

John Williams wasn’t a particularly tall man, standing at 5 feet, 6 inches, but he made a big impact after joining the Union ...

How brilliant a military leader are you? One of the most important battles of the U.S. Civil War -- and indeed of all U.S. history -- was the battle of Gettysburg. During the three days of July 1 ...

Ken Spurgeon, assistant professor of history at Friends University in Wichita, Kansas, presented the Friends of Frontier Army ...