The American Civil War (1861–1865) remains one of the most defining chapters in the nation’s past, forging our modern ...

This is the historic last Civil War Funeral of Confederate Lt Andrew Jackson Buttram. This is part I of a 2 part series. The ...

A park ranger for Richmond National Battlefield Park didn’t know his acting experience would come into play when he started ...

Jackson, MS () Mississippi has a long history of voter suppression. An 1890 rule that permanently strips people convicted of certain crimes of their right to ...

In the "Cowboy Carter Chronicles," Digital Producer Jyesha Johnson explores the themes of freedom and resilience through ...

Our first history program of the year will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 4, at 7 p.m., at the Vernon County History Center in ...

At first glance, birthright citizenship and slavery may seem like separate issues, but their histories are deeply intertwined ...

A bill introduced in the U.S. House aims to carve President Donald Trump's face on Mount Rushmore, but faces potential ...

The Lincoln County Genealogical Society will host “Civil War Field Medicine” presentation at its monthly meeting on Saturday, Feb. 1, at 11 a.m. at the Toledo Public Library, 173 NW ...

Women presenting as men — whether to escape the stifling construct of feminine life or to stay close to husbands or brothers ...

Reformers in the Republican Party, which dominated national politics in the 1860s and 1870s, had been calling for a ...