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 ...

Learning about the Civil War in a textbook is one way to teach it. Seeing it and experiencing it in person brings a whole new ...

During the bloody years when the Civil War tore apart the United States ... so long as their weapons were left behind and their uniforms were removed or hidden from view. For the next 14 months ...

Mercy Street Episode 3: The Uniform opens with Dr. Summers informing ... Did doctors amputate too readily during the Civil War? Foster immediately diagnoses gangrene—what did this mean for ...

The National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg has expanded its Women at War exhibit. The display highlights the essential ...

contingent and dangerous position of slaves during the Civil War. "I would have trusted him with anything," said Benjamin Yancey, Jr. (left, in his Confederate uniform), who owned Webster for 20 ...

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