It was the most destructive conflict in US history – but the American Civil War also saw the emergence of new technologies and innovations born from a will to...
The Lincoln Douglas Debates of 1858 were some of the most controversial in US history. Having deepened the divide between North and South – they helped bring the nation to...
The American Civil War wasn’t just fought on land – it took place on rivers and seas too. But the contrast between Union and Confederate navies could not have been more...
The medical hospitals established during the American Civil War helped save thousands of lives – and change how the US military cares for troops to this...
The right to stand up for what we believe in is as American as apple pie and is protected under US law by the Bill of Rights: a list of ten amendments to the US Constitution that almost never...