A new collection of primary source documents, "The 1863 Stibbs Family Civil War Era Letters," is the third set of letters ...

In 1865, Congress passes the 13th Amendment. The war ends, Lincoln is assassinated and the states ratify the amendment later ...

Continue the deep dive into the American Civil War with Part 2, focusing on the crucial battles of 1861 that set the tone for years of bloody conflict. From Fort Sumter to Ball's Bluff, these early ...

The Lost Peace' by Jay Winik. The most serious attempt to evade America's Civil War was probably doomed to fail, said Adam Gopnik in The New Yorker. But that effort at reco ...

Harrison resident Eric Schmitt was well aware of his family’s unique lineage growing up. The 55-year-old is a descendent of ...

Donald Trump was mocked online for seemingly not knowing when the civil war ended, causing users to claim their own president ...

The Civil War was also the first time Catholic chaplains were officially welcomed into the United States Army.

In the aftermath of two tragic wars perpetrated and rationalized on the socially constructed notion of “race” and racial ...

Explore Civil War history at Castlerock Museum on July 12, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Enjoy reenactors, artillery replicas, and period ...

Edda L. Fields-Black is the winner of the 2025 Pulitzer Prize in History, and the author of “Combee: Harriet Tubman, the ...

The Oregon Historical Society (OHS) is displaying a unique, historic flag for a limited time in honor of the Fourth of July.