In 1934, two teenagers in Baltimore dug into the d...  ...discovered a literal pot of gold- a cache of pre- Civil War gold coins in a copper pot! The two boys, not ful...

After the American Civil War , there was some attempt to help formerly-enslaved...

As we have noted in the past, President John Tyler...  ...nd defended by African American troops during the Civil War .-via Educatëd Hillbilly

In the late 19th century, con men of all kinds mad...  ...that those incidences were noticed and recorded? Civil War general Edward Powers noticed, and published a bo...

When Americans visit Rome, they are impressed by t...  ...the Holy Roman Empire. That last one seems like a civil war , but it included most of Europe marching against...

November 9 is the 96th birthday of Harrison Ruffin...  ...her prominent figures from both the Revolutionary War and the Civil War

In the movies, pirates are charming scalawags who...  ...awags who operate outside of the normal limits of civilization . This might give you the wrong idea about the Gol...  ...s were just fine with deadly violence, whether in war or in plundering coastal villages or even in comp...

In 1993, the Walt Disney Company began quietly buy...  ...r country's history, such as a colonial square, a Civil War fort, and Ellis Island. One might think that such...

Medical science advances with every war . The American Civil War saw surgeons mastering the art of amputation, whi...  ...ance meant that more soldiers would survive later wars , though it also meant more would survive with lif...  ...ould survive with lifelong disabilities....

Americans learn that the Battle of Gettysburg in J...  ...g in July of 1863 was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War . Hundreds of thousands took part, and 50,000 sold...  ...plus those of support teams, journalists, and the civilians who lived in the area, whether they hid from the...