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

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.

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, ...

Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American ... the week the date falls on ...

"Three Emmelines" is set in Willow Creek, Neb. in 1867 and provides multiple themes of female empowerment, family and ...

We know how long and how painfully the ramifications of what is coming will be felt. Millions of words have been written ...

Each of Battlefield 5’s War Stories is a single-player vignette intended to “create feelings of despair”. With each death, your character’s name, birth date, and death date loom out to ...

On September 17, Lee met General McClellan in the bloodiest single day of fighting in the war and in American history. Union ...

This Congressional Gold Medal was awarded on December 17, 1863 to General Grant after his victory at Vicksburg. The battle of Vicksburg was a turning point for the Union Army. The siege lasted six ...

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