Via Wikimedia Commons (CivilWarUSAColl)

American Civil War

Arcs in the news about American Civil War from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Subject · 82 stories · 457 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 7, 2023

Right nowactive arcs, newest development first

Nothing ongoing. The last arc went quiet Dec 3, 2024.

All arcs0 named arcs in 2026

Year: changes this list, the board and the stories below.

2026202520242023

No named arcs in 2026 yet.

On a timeline

every arc in 2026 at its own dates · opens on month
Jun 13 – Sep 26, 2026No arcs in this window
  • Each row is an arc
  • A mark is a story, on the day it was first reported
  • Who covered it: left, center, right
Jun 13Jun 20Jun 27Jul 4Jul 11Jul 18Jul 25Aug 1Aug 8Aug 15Aug 22Aug 29Sep 5Sep 12Sep 19Sep 26

No arcs in Jun 13 – Sep 26, 2026.

Coverage over timeindependent sources per week, by side, every year we hold

20231419 articles20241213 articles2025173 articles2026596 articles

Earlier years are still being indexed.

Jan 2024Jul 2024Feb 2025Aug 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

LeftCenterRight

Point at or tap a week to see its count by side.

Every week as a table
Week ofLeftCenterRightArticles
Jan 1, 20240101
Jan 15, 202444214
Jan 29, 2024911871
Feb 5, 2024253117179
Feb 19, 20241249
Mar 11, 20241207
Mar 18, 202444421
Apr 8, 2024384723329
Apr 15, 20241417873
Apr 22, 20241120971
Apr 29, 2024213213168
May 6, 2024108648
May 27, 202421310
Jul 1, 202439242
Aug 19, 20240115
Aug 26, 202402232
Sep 9, 202413212
Oct 21, 20242217
Nov 4, 20240409
Nov 11, 2024211351
Feb 3, 20250102
Feb 10, 202558531
Mar 3, 2025511538
Mar 10, 20252508
May 5, 2025610553
Jun 23, 20254017
Aug 11, 20251207
Aug 25, 20252109
Nov 3, 20250101
Nov 10, 20252116
Jun 15, 202613010
Jun 22, 20261001
Jun 29, 2026373846334
Jul 13, 20263209
Jul 20, 20261012
Jul 27, 202626471
Aug 3, 20260202
Aug 10, 20260102
Aug 31, 20260011
Sep 7, 202638436
Sep 14, 20261120892
Sep 21, 202689225
Sep 28, 20260112

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else10 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about American Civil War that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Sep 12Drinkwitz rips Kansas for Civil War hype video, cites 9/1111 articles · 10 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 3 right
  2. Sep 9– 12Where Missouri stood tall and fell short in Border War football victory at Kansas26 articles · 8 independent sources
    2 left, 7 center, 2 right
  3. Jul 27– 31TSA discovers 5 Civil War-era cannonballs in luggage at Gulf Shores Airport41 articles · 14 independent sources
    1 left, 4 center, 1 right
  4. Jul 27– 31TSA finds stolen Civil War-era cannonballs in a passenger’s suitcase at an Alabama airport13 articles · 9 independent sources
    1 left, 4 center, 0 right

Stories that name American Civil War

  1. Sep 20– 22Trump wants to use Washington arch as military complex for drones and snipers110 articles · 75 independent sources
    14 left, 25 center, 10 right
  2. Jul 27– 30Historic divinity school is offering the first doctoral degree in ‘AI and Moral Agency’8 articles · 8 independent sources
    1 left, 0 center, 2 right
  3. Jul 16– 18Ava DuVernay’s ’14th’ documentary on Trump-contested birthright amendment9 articles · 9 independent sources
    3 left, 0 center, 0 right
  4. Jul 1– 3Today in History: July 3, Union wins Battle of Gettysburg8 articles · 8 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 1 right
  5. Jun 30– Jul 4After Supreme Court defeat, Sen. Mike Lee pushes to end birthright citizenship326 articles · 129 independent sources
    37 left, 35 center, 45 right
  6. Jun 19As Juneteenth is celebrated across the US, Obama's presidential center opens in Chicago10 articles · 9 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 0 right
American Civil War · Throughline | Slantwise