Historian Patrick O’Donnell spotted an intriguing roadside marker and then spent six years researching a part of the Civil ...

Article courtesy of NewsOne Staff With the Supreme Court’s latest decision involving birthright citizenship, its important to ...

The contours of this legacy are still contested, as they and so much else were at the time of their drafting. Yet, when Americans allow their disagreements to get too heated — or, worse, when they are ...

On July 3, 1863, the Union army under the command of Gen. George Meade defeated Confederate forces commanded by Gen. Robert E ...

This is the fifth in a series of articles about Marshalltown street names. Today’s article identifies the five city streets ...

These enduring foundations of the United States of America have ties to the institution of slavery A country’s racist past ...

Erie County native Strong Vincent's heroism on July 2, 1863, at the Battle of Gettysburg is not where he first distinguished himself as a commander.

The Battle of Gettysburg, fought on the first three days of July in 1863, resulted in more than 51,000 total casualties (dead, wounded, missing, captured), including more than 7,000 dead, yet it began ...

The Civil War day by day; an almanac, 1861-1865 by Long, E. B. (Everette Beach), 1919-1981; Long, Barbara, 1921- Publication date 1971 Topics United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- ...

Donald Trump was mocked online for seemingly not knowing when the civil war ended, causing users to claim their own president couldn't pass a citizenship test.

Ken Burns, Ric Burns, Buddy Squires, and Allen Moore discuss the making of The Civil War.