They searched for Civil War artifacts. What they found was older and rarer.

Relic hunters scouring a farm field south of Fredericksburg, Virginia, were turning up the usual Civil War artifacts when their metal detectors hit something strange. Eleven little buttons emerged ...
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Civil War

Here’s how three French idealists—an abolitionist, a sculptor and the engineer behind the Eiffel Tower—brought the ...

Civil war tore this country apart. But two men’s words still unite us, more than 160 years later

The words of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln remind us: The joy of being an American also carries the pang of ...

How Pittsburgh played a key role during the Civil War

A Civil War battle never took place in Pittsburgh, but the city played a significant role during the conflict.
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This Town Was the Site of the Civil War’s Bloodiest Battle—and It’s One of the Best Places to Visit for America’s 250th

This is one of the country's most important destinations.