The United States is a relatively young country, speaking in the grander scope of things. That said, it is a nation that has been shaped and molded by conflict. Whether it is wars of colonialism and ...

Information on the Civil War is well-known, but what about some of the factors that led to its start? This week, we examine some of those issues and how, after years of growing tensions, the nation ...

PLEASANT HILL, La. — In the spring of 1864, northwest Louisiana became the center of one of the Civil War’s most ambitious and consequential Union offensives. Known as the Red River Campaign, the ...

Approximately 100 gallons of used oil spilled in McDowell County on Friday, environmental officials said. Ursus Brew Works celebrates grand opening in Charleston A new brewery in Charleston officially ...

The Union faces off against the Confederacy in the first battle of the war. Lincoln soon realizes this war won’t be as brief as he thought, in this clip from Season 1, "A President At War." ...

CARTHAGE, Mo. — On July 5, 1861, the quiet prairie and farmland around Carthage was rocked by the sounds of cannon, muskets, soldiers yelling and horses galloping. On the weekend of June 6-7, 2026, ...

The 28th annual ‘Battle for Sacramento’ Civil War reenactment is happening this weekend.

May 25—"Take that, you hog farmers!" "Die, Yankee!" "Go back to Virginia!" These were just some of the colorful hostilities ...

Iowa provided a significant number of volunteer soldiers for the Union Army during the Civil War, driven by anti-slavery sentiment and a desire to preserve the nation. The state's Capitol building and ...