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

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.

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

Three men spent time in jail under suspicion of being involved in the murder of Presdient Lincoln 160 years ago. Two were ...

“We will continue to fight to end educational inequalities and continue to build Black economic wealth. We will support one ...

The Cumberland Mountain Civil War Roundtable will present a special July program at the Palace Theater July 16 at 6 p.m.

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