The showdown between Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee marked the climactic struggle of the American Civil War. As Grant pressed a relentless campaign of attrition, Lee relied on tactical brilliance ...

The CSS “Shenandoah” only learned of the Confederacy’s defeat in the summer of 1865. That June, the cruiser’s crew sank 24 American merchant vessels, unaware that the conflict had already ended ...

Although the United States fights most of its battles abroad, there have been a number of bloody battles to take place on U.S. soil.

A painting of Gen. Robert E. Lee dressed in his Confederate uniform is back on display in West Point's library, several years after the storied academy removed honors to the Civil War military ...

West Point Lee Portrait FILE - Lee Barracks, named for Civil War General Robert E. Lee, is shown at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, July 13, 2020, in West ...