We are listing the American Civil War first for comparison. The others are in order by the lower-end estimated number of casualties. Years: 1861-1865 Estimated Death Toll: 620,000 – 750,000 Issues: ...

Local historian Mike Marotte shares the story of the Grand Army of the Republic, a club for Civil War veterans, and one of ...

The CSS “Shenandoah” only learned of the Confederacy’s defeat in the summer of 1865. That June, the cruiser’s crew sank 24 American merchant vessels, unaware that the conflict had already ended ...

1865 stands as an undeniable turning point throughout American history. It marks the end of the Civil War, and also the beginning of a long and complicated road toward national healing. It was ...

We kayak the Flint River to Owens Island, where a Civil War skirmish took place in 1865 near the old Double Bridges crossing ...

Prologue: the view from Atlanta, 1895 -- The Northern postwar vision, 1865-1867 -- The mixed blessing of universal suffrage, 1867-1870 -- Black workers and the South Carolina government, 1871-1875 -- ...

Unique features: The Civil War ended in 1865, Union troops left their fortifications on Federal Hill, and home construction resumed on the strategic rise overlooking the Inner Harbor. Among the first ...

In 2025, archaeologists researching the Civil War history of Kentucky found what may be two mass graves near Simpsonville. The sites are thought to hold the remains of over twenty Black Union soldiers ...

The first national observance was shortly after the American Civil War and was then called Decoration Day. Veterans decorated war graves with blooming flowers. FILE - A member of the Army visits ...

Civil War reenactors participate in funeral services Oct. 16 for the burial of Union soldier Byron R. Johnson. Johnson was among nearly 30 Civil War veterans whose remains languished in storage ...