Civil War

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Here, he realizes a triptych of vivid musical postcards recalling the American past: “The Saint-Gaudens in Boston Common,” a hazy conjuring of Civil War ghosts embodied by a memorial to Col.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

The Civil War was the world’s first major conflict decided by industrial might.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

Soon after the Civil War, Protestant Christians in the U.S. perceived a new threat.

From Salon • Jun. 29, 2026

The amendment was originally ratified in the wake of the Civil War specifically to overrule the infamy of the Dred Scott decision.

From Salon • Jun. 27, 2026

Army general in the Civil War, and a hero at the Battle of Gettysburg.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow