Smithsonian Magazine Civil War: 150 Years

The Best Civil War Photos - Photo Gallery - LIFE

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:52:54 -0500

The Best Civil War Photos - Photo Gallery - LIFE: nicosan1: On October 2, 1862, President Lincoln...

Frozen in Place: December 1861

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:46:00 -0500

President Lincoln addresses the State of the Union and grows impatient with General...

In this exclusive clip from the 1930s, Confederate veterans step...

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:39:50 -0500

In this exclusive clip from the 1930s, Confederate veterans step up to the mic and let out their version of the fearsome rallying cry.

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November 1861: Flare Ups in the Chain of Command

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:35:00 -0500

As Union generals came and left, personalities clashed and Southern farmers set fire to...

Scattered Actions: October 1861

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 12:06:29 -0400

While the generals on both sides deliberated, troops in blue and gray fidgeted. A greater defeat...

September 1861: Settling in for a Long War

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 14:18:14 -0400

During September, the civil war expanded to Kentucky and West Virginia, and President Lincoln...

Music During the American Civil War

Fri, 22 Jul 2011 10:21:00 -0400

The musicians of the Union and Confederate armies provided strong memories of the homes left...

Fort Monroe's Lasting Place in History

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 11:10:23 -0400

Famous for accepting escaped slaves during the Civil War, the Virginia base also has a history that...

The Battle of Bull Run: The End of Illusions

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 16:53:00 -0400

Both North and South expected victory to be glorious and quick, but the first major battle signaled...

The story of how Thaddeus Lowe reinvented reconnaissance at the...

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 13:18:01 -0400

The story of how Thaddeus Lowe reinvented reconnaissance at the encouragement of President Lincoln.

Ask an Expert: What Did Abraham Lincoln's Voice Sound Like?

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 16:05:00 -0400

Civil War scholar Harold Holzer helps to decode what spectators heard when the 16th president...

Women Spies of the Civil War

Tue, 24 May 2011 11:15:27 -0400

Hundreds of women served as spies during the Civil War. Here’s a look at six who risked their...

Documenting the Death of an Assassin

Wed, 11 May 2011 10:46:33 -0400

In 1865, a single photograph was taken during the autopsy of John Wilkes Booth. Where is it...

Elizabeth Van Lew: An Unlikely Union Spy

Mon, 09 May 2011 15:15:00 -0400

A member of the Richmond elite, one woman defied convention and the Confederacy and fed secrets to...

The Best Facial Hair in the Civil War

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 17:06:25 -0400

Among the many officers who fought in the U.S. Civil War, who wore their beard, mustache, mutton...

How We've Commemorated the Civil War

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 11:32:00 -0400

Take a look back at how Americans have remembered the civil war during significant anniversaries of...

The Essentials: Six Books on the Civil War

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 10:05:00 -0400

These six histories of the Civil War that are must-reads if you want to better understand the...

Was Mary Surratt a Lincoln Conspirator?

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 14:29:00 -0400

The American Civil War in 3D

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:00:37 -0400

The Library of Congress has published a special collection of 3D photographs commemorating the...

The Women Who Fought in the Civil War

Fri, 08 Apr 2011 16:45:00 -0400

Hundreds of women concealed their identities so they could battle alongside their Union and...