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 ...

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

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

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

Government and state offices will be closed, as will the U.S. Post Office. That means there will be no mail delivery on ...

Several families from around western Massachusetts have an historic and personal connection to the Civil War and Juneteenth, ...

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