Two veterans of the American Civil War have been honoured with new gravestones at their cemetery in Derby. Both Samuel Hough, ...

Lincoln led through crisis by aligning decisive action with a long horizon, turning the fight to save the Union into a moral ...

One thing you should know is that many of the thousands of Black soldiers who fought for the Union Army during the Battle of ...

Jeff Himler Monday, May 26, 2025 6:07 p.m. | Monday, May 26, 2025 6:07 p.m. A Plum woman who teaches students about American history learned about her own ties to one of the most significant chapters ...

Two Cincinnati poets captured the spirit of the Civil War. Now, an Anderson Township man wants to find the poem that reflects ...

The CSS “Shenandoah” only learned of the Confederacy’s defeat in the summer of 1865. That June, the cruiser’s crew sank 24 American merchant vessels, unaware that the conflict had already ended ...

About 25 people from four states gathered Saturday at Davenport’s historic City Cemetery to witness the dedication of a new marker at the grave of Sgt. Henry Boeck, a Union ...

President Abraham Lincoln signed the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation 162 years ago this week. To celebrate, dozens of people gathered for the unveiling of a new presidential statue outside the ...

In our series, ACLU staffers share books that have helped them better understand civil liberties and civil rights, fight for our communities and our Constitution, and increase engagement in creating a ...

Scott County Iowa Genealogical Society’s p resentation of “Just Before the Battle, Mother: A Visit from a Civil War Soldier” ...