Commander of the Andersonville Confederate Prison was the first of the world’s war criminals. He was the only soldier executed in the aftermath of the American Civil War

Jun 3, 2006 - Christopher Eger

John Wilkes Booth's wanted poster hasn't hung in post offices since April of 1865, but it doesn't mean the U.S. government has lost interest in the Hit Man.

May 25, 2011 - Rick Stelnick

Historians have written that battle lines were drawn with the blood of brothers, but what was all the mayhem and murder - warfare or war-crimes?

Oct 15, 2011 - Rick Stelnick

This Patriot and Yale graduate risked death penalty to do surveillance for George Washington. Did he say "I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country?"

Nov 14, 2007 - Roger Saunders

Not your usual Trivial Pursuit questions & answers in regard to the Civil War, but guaranteed good bar bets & winning wagers in the face of friendly fire.

Aug 14, 2011 - Rick Stelnick

The epic clash over slavery and secession between the American North and South would inspire artwork at the time and into the 20th century.

Sep 20, 2009 - Meg Nola

In 1864, a cell of Confederate soldiers in Canada launched raids along the Union's northern border to free Confederate prisoners and to raise money for the South.

Feb 15, 2010 - Shaun McLaughlin

Faced with the option of death by hanging or freedom by betraying a confidant, young Sam Davis' decision earned him the title "Boy Hero of the Confederacy".

Feb 12, 2012 - Ronald G Falconberry

Eerie noises include gunshots, marching, voices talking and moaning. Specters of both armies have been sighted. There is an unearthly putrid stench.

Apr 17, 2009 - Jill Stefko

Call them outlaws, gangsters, crooks, gunslingers, desperados, or any other name, they are still famous for the deeds they did that changed the course of history.

Jul 1, 2006 - Joseph Allen McCullough

"The Assassin's Accomplice" examines the mores of nineteenth century America in regard to the sole female conspirator in the murder of Abraham Lincoln.

Oct 7, 2008 - Susan Geoghegan

On April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln attended a play at Ford's Theatre. His decision to do so would prove fatal.

Apr 15, 2009 - Ashley Waggoner

During World War Two, the task of despatching American men found guilty of murder and rape, fell to an uncle and son, working from Shepton Mallet Gaol in Somerset.

Feb 11, 2010 - Jan Toms

Two members of the Surratt Society have made a stunning announcement: Abraham Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth, may have indeed died by his own hand.

Feb 10, 2012 - Rick Stelnick

On the of closure Newgate Prison, Wandsworth and Pentonville became the main execution gaols. Pentonville beat Wandsworth's unhappy record by three hangings.

Mar 7, 2010 - Jan Toms

The terminus of Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce's life and times on terra firma in 1913 has all the trademark trappings of one of his terrific tales.

Sep 9, 2011 - Rick Stelnick

Mary Surratt was hanged, many believe, for the sins of her son. When she was died on July 7, 1865, she became another link in the unlucky chain of John Surratt, Jr.

Nov 23, 2008 - Jim Rada

The quintessential ideals of democracy are equality, justice, freedom of choice and worship. Realists are also enthusiastic about human, civil, and political rights.

Dec 27, 2009 - Samuel Doku

Read about these 17th- through 19th-century works of art and the world museums where they can be visited today.

Nov 11, 2007 - Suzanne Hill

For more than 20 years, Albert Pierrepoint was the U.K.'s Official Executioner carrying out the ultimate sentence passed by the courts.

Oct 6, 2009 - Rupert Taylor