This historic survival meal was given to soldiers during the American Civil War, but its roots go much deeper than that.

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.

“The American Civil War is an experience central to our lives,” Foote explained in a 1987 interview contained in “Conversations With Shelby Foote,” edited by William C. Carter.

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. by Zack Beauchamp. Apr 12, 2024, 11:15 AM UTC ...

Trace the real causes of the American Civil War in this first part of a detailed historical series, covering the key events and tensions from 1819 to 1861. Uncover how decades of political ...

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 ...

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 ...

Alex Garland's dystopian thriller Civil War depicts a current-day, less-than-united states of America in which journalists are scrambling to get to the White House before rebel factions do.

But as a historian and professor who studies slavery, Southern history and the American Civil War, I know there’s really only one correct answer: slavery. Enslaved people and soldiers on a South ...

The Mexican-American War: Photos from the 1800s show a young nation's conflict Prominent American Civil War Generals Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, and Stonewall Jackson were among those who ...