Just 25 years after the Civil War, the veterans who had survived that bloody conflict persuaded Congress to preserve portions of the land where their comrades had fought and died.

Syria’s wildfires are the first major natural disaster since the country overthrew the al-Assad regime in December.

As battlefield sites across the United States prepare for an expected onslaught of visitors connected to the Civil War's 150th anniversary, many of them are shrinking away, acre by acre.

Petersburg National Battlefield is located in South-central Virginia. The park offers driving tours of the siege and bat ...

Another way to look at it is, the universe of Civil War battlefields is 200,000 to 250,000 acres. For the other two wars combined, there are only 10,000 to 15,000 acres.

War artifacts are typically weapons and uniforms, but occasionally something so strange shows up, that even historians are at ...

The bloodiest Civil War battle contested in the South, from September 18-20, 1863, 34,000 Americans lost life or limb at Chickamauga. A canon and cabin mark the location of the Chickamauga ...

The 162nd anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg was commemorated with a series of reenactments of the famous Civil War ...

Manassas Battlefield 'Limb Pit' Provides Glimpse Of Overlooked Civil War History : Shots - Health News Scientists have been analyzing bones first uncovered by a utility crew digging at the ...

Contemporary health providers stand-in as Civil War surgeons during a re-enactment at the Spangler Barn in Gettysburg, Pa., ...

LEWISTON — The Androscoggin Historical Society plans to host an expert on Civil War battlefields at its next “A Quiet Conversation about Maine Civil War Soldiers,” scheduled for 6 p.m ...