Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia that day to Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at a home in ...

Lincoln senior Brady Holland gets ready to throw the shot put during the Cardinals’ Portland Interscholastic League dual meet at Wells. / Dan Brood PORTLAND — Brady Holland was looking to take ...

The president’s iconic beard was a product of the anxious new realities of the photographic age.

Beyond this, that open space means a lot to the people in that area, people play there, people will walk there,” said Mathew Brady, an opponent of the redevelopment plans. The same developers ...

SUNBURY — Abraham Lincoln will attend the opening of an extensive display about the president at noon April 27 in Sunbury. Northumberland County Historical Society officials will unveil the ...

Readers of newspapers across America 160 years ago this week would have seen two similar headlines on the front page of their paper trumpeting the end of the Civil War: “Victory, Victory” and ...

The sketch runs just under 600 words. “It’s not very long, even though it's called an autobiography, but it's only one of two times that Lincoln really sits down and reflects on his life and puts down ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

American history enthusiasts, take note. An auction of artifacts relating to U.S. president Abraham Lincoln includes his own personal possessions, such as clothing, as well as autograph letters ...

Just two years later, Martin sold the property to attorney and historian Charles Isham and his wife Mary Todd “Mamie” Lincoln, the granddaughter of President Abraham Lincoln, and they topped ...