The Springfield Armory during the Civi War era. SPRINGFIELD –In an effort to get more of the objects in storage on public display, staff of the Springfield Armory National Historic Site has ...

The first war news of the month to reach Springfield came on Monday, Sept. 2 when The Republican reported that Gen. Benjamin Butler had captured Forts Clarke and Hatteras in North Carolina.

At the Varnum Armory Museum, a band playing Civil War era music played some tunes, and several speakers spoke about the war and its impact on America. The Honorable Frank J. Williams, ...

Far from the battlefields of the Civil War, Greenville supplied corn, cotton, mules, and shoes to Confederate troops. Also guns. From the spring of 1862, when Vardry McBee donated 20 acres of land ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Federal prosecutors have filed a civil forfeiture action to reclaim a historic firearm believed to have been stolen from the Springfield Armory several decades ago ...

There are an estimated 70,000 to 80,000 collectors of Civil War artifacts, and competition is keen. "It's more difficult now. It's not a treasure hunt anymore," Richey said.

The Civil War is an epic nine-episode series by the award-winning documentary filmmaker Ken Burns. Between 1861 and 1865, Americans made war on each other and killed each other in great numbers if ...