People largely came for the battle between the opposing forces, but the entire experience was designed for educational ...

After a long treatise on the illegality of secession, Lincoln closed with a single flourish. His plea to the “better angels of our nature” is so familiar that we can miss the very particular ...

Missouri was like many states in the years after the Civil War, as business owners sought to provide a living for their families while also helping in the economic recovery of a nation once divided.

The fabric of what binds America together at this point is basically on its final thread,” one source tells WIRED.

The documentary filmmaker, long a chronicler of the American experience, talks about his latest film for PBS, "The American ...

University of Minnesota researchers studied the microbial degradation of the USS Cairo, one of the first ironclad and ...

On July 31, 1995, the late Bill Casteel in his byline column in the Chattanooga Times presented another side of the ...

The man moved his family during the Civil War, and if real estate is all about location, location, location, then Wilmer ...

Charles Town, named in honor of King Charles II, had a passion for horse racing. His namesake city is host to the Steeplechase of Charleston races.

LSU students spent this summer excavating the university’s first campus in Pineville, Louisiana - a 19th century complex that ...

Actor and choreographer Kenneth "Kynt" Bryan dances to Michael Jackson's "Thriller" with participants during the 11th annual ...

As detailed by Senate.gov the Comstock Load was discovered under what is now Virginia City. This find was later described as ...