Among other things, “1861” portrays the waiting game that Maj. Robert Anderson faced as he commanded Fort Sumter and faced uncertainty as Lincoln took office.

A brief explanation of the Trent Affair, a relatively unknown civil war moment in 1861 during the American Civil War. What if ...

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, ...

Check History, Aftermath, and Key Events . The American Civil War (1861-1865) was a conflict between the Union (North) and the Confederacy (South), primarily over slavery.

If economic inequality increases within a country, the risk of civil war breaking out grows. This is the finding from a study ...

Thank you very much, Dean Miles, for that introduction. Class of 2025, families, and friends, it is a tremendous honor for me ...

More than two decades have passed since historian Jay Winik wrote about the end of the Civil War with a book with “April 1865: The Month That Saved America." His ...

On the eve of anniversaries of the Declaration and the Battle of Gettysburg, it’s time to consider connections between the ...

Historian Jay Winik writes about the leadup to the outbreak of the Civil War in “1861: The Lost Peace.” The Associated Press' Andrew DeMillo writes that the political intrigue in Winik's book ...

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 ...