At the time the Civil War began in 1861, the United States government did not print paper money; it only minted coins. As a historian of the American Civil War, I study how the Confederate government ...

A seminar on the Civil War's legacy highlights an October schedule of events to observe the war's 150th anniversary as sanctioned by the Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission. The day-long ...

The Trump administration has restored a memorial to Confederate General Albert Pike in Washington, D.C. Demonstrators took it ...

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We’re taught in school that the American Civil War ended when Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865 — 160 years ago Wednesday. In fact, reality was ...

The statue of Albert Pike was restored and reinstalled in Judiciary Square after President Donald Trump signed an executive order.

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. What happened to Confederate money after the ...