Civil War

An archaeological dig on the banks of the San Pedro Creek Culture Park in the west end of downtown San Antonio has unearthed the cornerstone of the post Civil War-era St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church.

More than a year after Gov. Ralph Northam ordered the 12-ton statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee to be removed, it was lifted from its pedestal in Richmond, Va., to be placed into storage.

Maryland, though a slave-holding state, did not secede from the Union and attempted to maintain neutrality during the Civil War. The song was a full-throated defense of the Confederacy.

The Battle of Medina was fought just south of San Antonio in 1813. But no one is exactly sure where the battle site is located. But that may soon change.

Barbara Johns led a student strike in 1951 that became part of the foundation for Brown v. Board of Education.

Though George Floyd's death renewed calls to remove Confederate monuments, some cities formally decided to protect them.

A downtown San Antonio monument to the war dead of the Confederacy is being targeted for removal.The monument in Travis Park is inscribed “Lest We Forget…

This is John Huddleston, the writer and creator of This Week in the Civil War. I want to thank the many professionals at Texas Public Radio for their kind…

This is John Huddleston. The writer, creator of This Week in the Civil War. Since March of 2011, its been my distinct pleasure to write vignettes on the…

Andrew Johnson, Tennessee Unionist, vice president, and president after Lincoln’s assassination favored a liberal Reconstruction policy after the war.…