As anger about the presence of ICE in Minneapolis divided the nation, Americans turned to the American Civil War for ...

Over 160 years ago on Feb. 13, 1861, Col. Bernard J.D. Irwin, an assistant Army surgeon, performed the very first action to ...

America was a house divided over slavery 165 Februarys ago on George Washington’s birthday. On that day, Feb. 22, 1861, in Louisville, two of the city’s most famous newspaper editors climbed on the ...

At the start of the Civil War in April 1861, 49-year-old Henry Wilson of Natick, Mass., was serving his sixth year in the U.S ...

Reaching for parallels in the Revolution and abolition, Americans are no longer debating conventional public policy. We are ...

Stacker compiled a list of the biggest cities in Florida 150 years ago using data transcribed from the 1870 U.S. Census.

What was hygiene like during the Civil War? By contemporary standards, it was pretty grim for both Union and Confederate troops. Confronted by unsanitary living conditions and the ever-present risk of ...

A quote is a concise, memorable expression of wisdom or insight, captured from influential figures to inspire action or ...

This is a column in two parts. The first is about a man with steel in his spine. The second is about people who could use ...

More than a century before streaming platforms and superhero cinematic universes, American filmmakers were already chasing scale, spectacle, the war film and national history. One of the boldest ...

Read hidden sides of the iconic leader, Abraham Lincoln, who shaped U.S. history. Check the 7 lesser-known Abraham Lincoln facts about his unique life and legacy in this article.

Uncover the remarkable story of John S. Rock, an abolitionist and the first Black attorney admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court ...