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Brutal battles, outdated tactics, and groundbreaking weaponry collided in a war that would claim more American lives than any ...

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William Harvey Carney, born in slavery, was the hero of the Battle of Battery Wagner, fought in South Carolina in 1863.

This story is part of a series from Public Matters, a reporting project in collaboration with KPBS and inewsource. Read more stories here. As a war expert on a CIA panel, […] ...

Before the Civil War, only about 7% of American manufacturing was organized in corporations. By 1900, corporations accounted for 69% of all American manufacturing.

This war will not be fought like the American Revolution or the Civil War of 1861-65, where disciplined armies observed the laws of war and respected civilian lives. Advertisement.

The CSS "Shenandoah" only learned of the Confederacy's defeat in the summer of 1865. That June, the cruiser's crew sank 24 ...

Source: Civil War Academy Union Maj. General George Custer (1839-1876). Much more than just a last stand, Custer was the youngest general (23 years old) to lead the Union side.

A world war on American soil: How the Civil War became a global struggle When the Union and the Confederacy charged into battle in 1861, the whole world was watching — and waiting ...