A new statue of Abraham Lincoln signing the Emancipation Proclamation will be unveiled at the African American Civil War ...

Today marks the 163rd anniversary of Antietam. Those who say they’re ready for civil war should stop and think about what ...

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

The Lincoln-Douglas Debate Museum will play host to Civil War historian J. Matt Ward, who will discuss the social and ...

Learn about the most significant battles of the U.S. Civil War (1861-1865), including Fort Sumter, Antietam, Gettysburg, ...

In “Born Equal,” Akhil Reed Amar paints a sprawling portrait of 19th-century America in thrall to its founding moment.

Discover Lincoln’s life through 100 rare artifacts in a new exhibit and book at the Springfield museum, part of its 20th anniversary celebration.

Iowa may have been the scene of only one minor skirmish during the Civil War, but historians and live-action roleplayers ...

In August, history professor Michael Birkner gave a short speech in Evergreen Cemetery in Gettysburg, near where President ...

With his social media meme, Donald Trump crowed about declaring war on the largest city in the state of Illinois, otherwise ...

During an extraordinary span between 1840 and 1920, America wrestled mightily with what the country's founders intended when they declared that "all ...