In August 1864, Union morale about the Civil War was so low that Republican Party leaders, including Abraham Lincoln, ...

A string of recent events — from the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk to President Trump's deployment of ...

The experience included dressing like a soldier and seeing what life was like for women and children on the home front.

Though the Civil War is usually remembered in black and white, seeing it in color brings the period to life in a whole new ...

Crittenden was born in Versailles, but would hold a variety of political offices in Kentucky and on a national level.

"Originally appeared as volume III of The diary of George Templeton Strong, edited by Allan Nevins and Milton Halsey Thomas"--Verso of t.p. https://siris-libraries.si ...

A delicate maneuver has ensured Libertyville’s tie to an influential grass-roots movement that helped elect Abraham Lincoln ...

Two hundred Texans itching for a fight answered the call of Gen. William Walker and sailed for Nicaragua on Sept. 17, 1856.

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"Midnight on the Potomac" is told with heart but backed up with fact, making it approachable for any reader with a passing ...

Civil War buff Ruth McCartan believes some of the best history lessons lie close to home. “You don’t have to go to a battlefield to learn,” the McCandless resident said. McCartan will host a tour Sept ...

A homeowner in downtown Charleston notes how many of his neighbors own other homes and spend relatively less time here, if ...