A timeline of the Civil War President Lincoln visits General George B. McClellan at camp. Throughout the early 1860s, the Northern and Southern states held sustained disagreements on several key ...

Learn more about slavery after the Civil War by scrolling through the timeline and map. Points on the map include photos and more information about key dates in United States history from 1860-1950.

Spotlight on a letter from a young Union soldier interested in a commission with an African American regiment and a tintype of a young master and his slave, Silas Chandler, who fought together in the ...

Trace the real causes of the American Civil War in this first part of a detailed historical series, covering the key events and tensions from 1819 to 1861. Uncover how decades of political conflict, ...