John Tomney arrived in New York after the war began but did not speak English. When he was captured by Confederate troops in ...

When the war ended in 1865, the men of the Second Minnesota returned home to pick up their lives, or start new careers.

The most tragic rhyme in American history falls in November’s time, one century apart. President Abraham Lincoln gave the ...

The wounds of the Civil War remained fresh more than three decades after the end of the divisive conflict, with limited ...