Uniforms are used for identification as well as to provide a sense of unity during any conflict, and the American Civil War (1861-1865) was no exception. At their most basic level, Civil War uniforms ...

In the Civil War South, joining the Confederate army was ... Universally, young white men in the Confederacy were anxious to don uniforms, drill in the streets, march to war, and claim adult ...

Indeed, after he became alarmed about Federal threats to the lower South ... the Civil War. "I would have trusted him with anything," said Benjamin Yancey, Jr. (left, in his Confederate uniform ...

The ladies took over the house in 1860 -- a year before the start of the Civil War -- at a time of fast-rising tensions between the North and South ... came out of uniform, with absolutely ...

Engineer Eli Whitney died 35 years before the Civil War ... economic stage for war. Whitney's gin made cotton production far more efficient, fueling the need for more southern slaves and enriching ...

The story of the Civil War is all about division within one’s own country. But the schisms ran deeper than just North against South—there were also cracks within the Union itself, even after ...

Reel dancing was a fine way to spend time in 1800s America. It was popular again Monday during an American Civil War ...

It is always a pleasure for a museum to receive objects that can further explain the story of an artifact already in its collection. Years ago, before the Historical Society had even moved into its ...

The volunteers, named after a real historical unit, taught students about weapons, uniforms, equipment, and jobs during the ...