The American Civil War was the first major conflict ... from snapping even the most graphic of post-battle images to illustrate the horrors of war. Several of the images in this gallery are ...

Women presenting as men — whether to escape the stifling construct of feminine life or to stay close to husbands or brothers ...

Many pivotal developments in the course of history did not start in palace halls or parliaments, but rather on battlefields where soldiers and warriors faced deadly opposition and risked their lives ...

Henry Clay Robinett was commissioned in the Regular Army in August of 1861, and served through the Civil ... after the war - the result of complex psychological problems that are carefully discussed ...

However, these staggering numbers still offer profound insight into the immense tragedy experienced by the American people throughout the Civil War.