The Civil War is well known for great battles, famous generals and large casualties. But there was a lesser known side of the war, the guerrilla war where bands of civilians and soldiers joined forces ...

Even longtime Civil War history buffs learned something new at the Kankakee Valley Historical Society’s event Saturday in ...

Two years into the Civil War, black soldiers prepared for battle ... which had now become a deathtrap. Union commanders then sent in the African Americans of the Fourth Division.