American women would not be welcome as full-time military members until 1948, but those who really, really wanted to fight ...

Artifacts found Metal detecting for confederate soldier civil war camps (private permission). After filming last week's ...

These objects belonged to the men and boys who fought on the front lines for both Confederate and Union forces ... This section displays objects that helped the soldier get through the atrocities of ...

The Battle of Cold Harbor was the Confederacy’s last major Civil War victory. Does it offer any insight into the mysterious ...

There isn’t a ton of data on the number of women who fought in the Civil War. Blanton said estimates range from about 400 on the Union side to about 250 on the Confederate side whom she and Wike were ...

In this blog post, Jabour explores the multitude of women who dressed as men to fight—and die—in all the major battles of the Civil War. 'I Wanted to Do My Part': Women as Soldiers in Civil ...