1 of 7 | A bust of Civil War Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman can be seen between the vaults at Grant's Tomb in New York City.

Researching her family history, Cheryl Wills found she was related to a former slave who served in the Civil War with the ...

O ver a century ago, President Woodrow Wilson established Veterans Day to honor “the heroism of those who died in the country’s service” after the First World War. Wilson proclaimed that the day, ...

Nearly 40,000 Kansas Citians packed the banks of the Missouri River to celebrate the completion of the first railroad bridge ...

A gruesome talk billed as a 'white knuckle ride' through the English Civil War is due to take place in Worcester.

In the last months of his life, serious doubts were raised about the alleged soldier's age and the claim that he fought in ...

In the acclaimed new book Gaza Faces History, historian Enzo Traverso challenges Western attitudes toward Israel’s ongoing ...

From pirates to first flight, Coastal North Carolina can be called "the most historical place in the United States of America ...

Joe Crawford reflects on his great-grandfather's service in the Civil War, his sacrifice and the family's tradition of ...

"It's amazing that they were still there and we found them," said Tom Keating, coordinator for the Missing In America Project ...

Contributed Sen. Mike Bernskoetter, R-Jefferson City, center, holds up a Missouri flag flown over the state Capitol alongside ...

In western Europe, the four-year slaughter of World War One was drawing to an end.But across the former Russian Empire, a new ...