The CSS "Shenandoah" only learned of the Confederacy's defeat in the summer of 1865. That June, the cruiser's crew sank 24 ...

African Americans had likely known themselves to be legally free before General Order No. 3, but acting on this knowledge was ...

On a farm in Simpsonville, Kentucky, Jake Bryan starts each morning the same way his father, grandfather and ...

Experience the thunderous power of history as an original 1865 Civil War cannon is fired. This live demonstration shows how these legendary weapons worked and sounded on the battlefield.

The African American Civil War Museum in D.C. marked Juneteenth with a celebration to honor the estimated 6,000 Black soldiers who went to Galveston, Texas, 160 years ago.

On June 19, 1865, two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, Union soldiers rode through ...

The origin of the Juneteenth celebrations marking the end of slavery in the U.S. goes back to an order issued as Union troops ...

Juneteenth is currently a federal holiday and a state holiday in 46 states. South Carolina, Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, ...

For Juneteenth, USA TODAY is telling the stories of five different communities across the country where residents are ...

Samuel Osborne and his family, who became beloved members of the Waterville community in the late 19th century, were honored ...