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Colonel AP Hill and the 13th Virginia Infantry Regiment came together at the beginning of the Civil War on the road to heroism and years of hardship in 1861.

Arkansas seceded from the Union in 1861, but its population was divided on joining the Confederacy, so genealogists may find ancestors who fought for either side.

Genealogists researching their Arkansas ancestors need to be aware that although it was a Confederate state, not all of the population was in favor of secession.

General Robert E. Lee quickly realized that Confederate President Jefferson Davis' desire for a defensive strategy was impractical considering the North's economic power.

One of the lesser-known combat theaters of the American Civil War, the Battle of Olustee stands as the largest battle of the war that took place in Florida.

Almost a century before the CIA was founded, a Scottish immigrant gathered intelligence for the U.S. government. The Pinkerton Agency's peak was during the Civil War.

Confederate Brigadier General Beauregard, in April of 1861, leads the attack on Fort Sumter, in Charleston, South Carolina harbor, signaling that the Civil War had begun.

The year 1861 was not a good one for Union forces trying to put the two pieces of the United States back together.

The park trails have many unique features such as civil war factory ruins, overlooks of white water rapids, hardwood forests, and archeological and geological interests.

Before "Dixie" became the anthem of the Confederate States of America, Southern voices were singing "Hurrah for the Bonnie Blue Flag."

Memorial Day lesson plans teach students the history of American wars promote an understanding how patriotism and sacrifice have contributed to US freedom and liberty.

A wily widow-turned-entrepreneur, Adelecia Hayes Franklin Acklen Cheatham negotiated her way to enormous wealth for an antebellum lady. Today, her lavish estate remains.

Aiken SC, Apalachicola FL, Columbus MS, Fort Davis TX and Wilmington NC are named by the National Trust of Historic Preservation as 2008's Dozen Distinctive Destinations.

Many visitors to Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown, and Yorktown like to find nearby sites like New Quarter Park to get outdoors and walk, bike, or kayak.

A 422-acre campus features four museums, four historic homes, living history demonstrations and an important battlefield.

The civil war (1861 - 1865) was fought largely over issues of slavery.

Thaddeus S.C. Lowe was a pioneering airman, whose ambitions to fly the Altantic were curbed the the Civil War. He formed America's first Air Force.

Lorin Maazel and Dietlinde Turbin-Maazel created Chateauville Foundation at Castleton Farms in Rappahannock County, Virginia, about an hour's drive from Washington, DC.

The last of the log-cabin presidents, James Garfield attacked political corruption and returned a measure of prestige to the White House

In the Civil War, the Battle of Antietam was a Confederate gamble that ended in a bloody stalemate. However its aftermath changed the course of American history.

Following Fort Sumter, four more Southern states left the Union. Afterward, both sides raised armies, and met for the first time at Manassas Junction.

Stones River National Battlefield Park, in addition to the ghostly horseman, has other haunters. The site of the most paranormal activity is the Slaughter Pen.

From his station atop a 62-foot-high pedestal in the center of Hemming Plaza, a Confederate soldier keeps watch over Downtown Jacksonville.

Harpers Ferry's move from Virginia into West Virginia parallels the other historic events in the town. The reasons had their origins in both economics and politics.

Romance and danger surround them as they stand upon the dunes, for three centuries now, ready to guide a passing ship from diseaster or a wearied traveler home.

Nathan Bedford Forrest and the Civil War South carried a legacy of carnage that continues even to this day.

Abraham Lincoln's terms as President were dominated, of course, by the American Civil War. It is here that he earned his title as one of America's greatest Presidents.

Females played an essential role during the Civil War. Some preferred the more dangerous and scandalous roles of being spies. The most appealing spy was Belle Boyd.

President's ghost has been seen in several places and Woodlawn has other paranormal activity of its own, including poltergeists. But why doesn't he haunt the White House?

Rose Greenhow was a prominent leader in Washington society who helped the Confederacy from both inside and outside the U.S. capital.

President Lincoln's most famous speech of 10 poetic sentences was at first received along partisan lines, but it is now regarded as one of the best in American history.