In Southeast Missouri, close to the vital Mississippi River, the war was unavoidable. Several battles and skirmishes were fought in the area, some close to home.

History buffs will love this Mississippi destination, where a Civil War battle took place that altered the course of history ...

The receding Mississippi River has led to a discovery of historical items in Memphis that date back to the Civil War.

The low water level in the Mississippi River is allowing modern-day treasure hunters to uncover Civil War relics along the river bank.

Civil War's United States has been splintered into multiple warring factions, but a shared enemy has united most of them against the Loyalist States.

Mississippi’s Civil War Battles Beginning with the First Battle of Bull Run, the Civil War resulted in a victory for the Northern and Pacific states and the dissolution of the Confederate States.

A Civil War battlefield in Mississippi is providing more information about Black history. Recent ceremonies honored the memory of 18 Black soldiers and two white officers who fought for the Union ...

Several civil and voting rights groups filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Republican Gov. Bill Lee and other state officials over Tennessee’s congressional and state Senate maps, which they ...

Historically low water levels on the Mississippi River have revealed a walkway to what is typically an island jutting out of the murky river waters to human remains that have been submerged for an ...

VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) — Thelma Sims Dukes grew up during the 1940s and ‘50s in a segregated Mississippi town steeped in Civil War history. As a small Black girl, she would walk to school ...

The 160th anniversary of a Civil War raid into Missouri is being remembered with reenactments, tours, seminars and other events around the state this fall, including an event in Southwest ...