From James McPherson’s definitive history to Tony Horwitz’s adventures among obsessives, here are the 11 best books on the Civil War in time for the 150th anniversary.

Southern novelist and historian Shelby Foote, who chronicled Mississippi Delta life in his fiction and created a panoramic history of the Civil War, died Monday in Memphis, Tenn., his wife, Gwyn ...

Shelby Foote was the author of a magisterial three-volume history of the Civil War, which is in itself one of the treasures of American civilization.

You might think a movie about a second American civil war would be a thinly veiled Trump story. It’s not — and it’s better for it.

In this first episode of Kings and Generals’ animated series on the American Civil War, we explore the core causes of the conflict - including slavery, westward expansion, economic tensions, and ...

Explore the American Civil War's history, causes like slavery and states' rights, key events including Gettysburg and Antietam, and the war's lasting impact on the United States ...

The Civil War started in April 1861 and raged for over four years. From Fort Sumter to Appomattox and beyond, here are the most basic facts you need.

Foote provides students and scholars with a deeply researched, even handed treatment of this little understood aspect of the war. This reviewer highly recommends Rites of Retaliation, which the ...

Every American citizen, whether born in this country or naturalized, should understand that the conflict over slavery is what caused the Civil War.