Wilmer McLean was probably the unluckiest homeowner in American history.

The American Civil War remains one of the most studied and debated periods in U.S. history, as well as our most tragic conflict. However, this infamous war is also one of the most misunderstood. Over ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On July 4, the United States of America will celebrate its 250th anniversary. There’s also another major historical anniversary ...

The first shot of the bloodiest battle of the Civil War was fired by a man from DuPage County. Lt. Marcellus E. Jones of the 8th Illinois Calvary was on patrol outside Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, ...

Sarah Emma Edmonds disguised herself as a man to join the 2nd Michigan Infantry's Company F, known as the Flint Union Greys.

There is no shortage of books on the period surrounding America’s civil war. Canonical classics include “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”, a moral attack on slavery that changed minds when it was published in 1852 ...

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 ...