Contemporary health providers stand-in as Civil War surgeons during a re-enactment at the Spangler Barn in Gettysburg, Pa., ...

The Kings and Generals animated documentary series launches its new chapter on the American Civil War with an in-depth look ...

The Civil War remains one of the most important chapters in American history. But the conflict itself was more complex than North vs. South.

Indeed, the South merely needed to convince the North to quit the war, a decision largely made by the civilian population and one the Confederates came close to pulling off more than once, he said.

New Civil War research armed with more data gives the fullest picture yet of not just the overall death toll but its disproportionate impact on the South, including Georgia.