Civil War battle reenactments have been taking place across the South since the 1960s. But reenactor Billy Pugh told ABC News that recently, they have been seeing a growing number of people ...

Book Review: ‘April 1861’ captures drama that occurred before Civil War’s first shots By: Andrew Demillo, The Associated Press Posted: 2:56 PM CDT Tuesday, May. 27, 2025 Last Modified: 3:50 ...

But “1861” is one of the few Civil War histories where Lincoln isn’t the most compelling figure. That title goes to a cast of characters, familiar ones such as abolitionist John Brown and ...