While the population of these states may not match California and Texas, together this army quietly controls a large portion ...

After the election of President Lincoln in 1860, seven southern states seceded and Civil War broke out, followed by four years of bloody fighting and the loss of 617,000 American lives.

The American ... Civil War chronologically through the eyes of military leaders and civilians. The multimedia exhibit wins rave reviews from visitors. It also has an exhibit devoted to the United ...

By 1895, the United States was a very different nation than it had been in 1865. The Civil War was over, the American west had been settled, and immigration was at record heights. As historian ...