Many of these strongholds were built even before the United States was a country. Germany Deploys Troops on Russia's Doorstep for First Time Since World War II Rescued NASA astronauts deliver ...

In 1865, Congress passes the 13th Amendment. The war ends, Lincoln is assassinated and the states ratify the amendment later ...

The Civil War had begun. Immediately following the attack, four more states -- Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Tennessee -- severed their ties with the Union.

An expert has issued an ominous civil war warning and predicts there could be a tense breaking point in the US in the next ...

“What was the cause of the United States Civil War?” asked a man standing at the rear of the hall. Clearly taken aback, the former governor of South Carolina started dancing around the question.

Was the Civil War Inevitable? A historian of the conflict traces the path to disunion in the 1850s — and the lessons it holds for our own era of deep division.

Civil War talk in presidential contest reveals fresh divisions on race The conflict that ripped the country apart 160 years ago has resurfaced as a campaign issue ...

History Dept. Trump Says We Should Have Negotiated Around the Civil War. Here’s What Would Have Happened. Trump’s right that Lincoln could have compromised. The results would have been ...

Civil War opens by focusing on the unnamed president of the United States, played by Nick Offerman, as he's rehearsing lines from a speech, claiming that his government is close to quashing the ...

To End Birthright Citizenship, Trump Is Rewriting Civil War History The case hinges on an 1868 amendment that has always covered ex-slaves, confederates, and migrants.