What did the Civil War do to railroading? The changes were rapid, profound, lasting, and formed the real basis of truly modern railroading.

Ten months into the Civil War, the Union was short on a crucial ... undated note to Union troops across the line in Fredericksburg, Virginia: “I send you some tobacco and expect some coffee ...

Black Union soldiers who were part of the United States Colored Cavalry were driving a herd of cattle near Simpsonville, ...

Archaeologists have identified two potential mass graves of Black Union soldiers who were targeted by Confederate guerrillas ...

The story of the Civil War is all about division within one’s own country. But the schisms ran deeper than just North against South—there were also cracks within the Union itself, even after ...

While finding a path to reunite ... largely be deferred. The Union was saved, but the intersections of race and legacy of slavery, which was at the core of the Civil War, continues to confront ...

Walker’s legacy from a Union Civil War brigade in Wisconsin remains alive ... Later in July, the Iron 7th was ordered to shoot bystanders in their path during a march after seeing a Confederate ...

William Carney, whose Civil War heroism was portrayed ... returning it to Union lines. Years after the war, his actions in the assault would be recognized with the Medal of Honor, making Carney ...