Francis Ernest Dumas was a wealthy soldier who became the highest ranking Black combat officer during the Civil War.

This week marks the anniversary of the greatest battle in the United States’ Civil War. That battle, at Gettysburg, was ...

Journalists I know joke that the only Jewish historian they ever need to call is Jonathan Sarna. Jews and the Civil War?

Earlier today With American democracy under strain, students debate its resilience July 4, 2025 ‘Time is running short’: Letters show growing Justice Dept. ire at U-Va. July 2, 2025 ...

A ceremony to honor Jefferson County’s last Civil War veteran was held recently at the Brookville Cemetery, when a special ...

Americans, on July 4th, celebrate the nation’s birthday, when the Continental Congress officially declared that the United States was no longer a British colony, but an independent country. It gained ...

By this Declaration, Americans asserted their unwillingness to be serfs or vassals to an unaccountable ruler, but rather as ...

Globe Opinion asked readers and community members about their American identity. From pride to fear, here are some of the ...

The Architecture of Presidential Commemoration” surveys the history of presidential memorialization, a complicated tale.

On a sunny but crisp afternoon this spring, more visitors than you might think trekked on a weekday to Ball’s Bluff ...

Most Americans are all familiar with the reason we celebrate July Fourth as Independence Day. But do you remember these other ...