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As we celebrate our nation’s independence, many may be surprised to learn that a Revolutionary War battle took place in ...
When George Washington goes to heaven in the Gullah Traveling Theater’s telling of the American Revolution, Saint Peter stops him at the pearly gates.
The Civil War ended in 1865, but for Minnesota and the one-time rebel state of Virginia, the battle continues over a prized ...
Black Americans’, our’ relationship to this annual holiday has always been fraught. In 1852, nearly a century after the ...
Historian Patrick O’Donnell spotted an intriguing roadside marker and then spent six years researching a part of the Civil ...
Bruce Anderson, an African American war hero buried in Amsterdam, fought alongside a Canajoharie white man, Zachariah Neahr, ...
On a sunny but crisp afternoon this spring, more visitors than you might think trekked on a weekday to Ball’s Bluff ...
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The Soldier and the Revolutionary War” opened June 7 on the Army’s 250th birthday. It has artifacts never before displayed ...
I’ve always admired medical wizards who, in dire circumstances like the recent COVID-19 epidemic, somehow come up with ...
He volunteered to serve the Union in the Civil War, and was an active part of a Marshall veteran’s group. But for more than ...
In the opening chapter of Kings and Generals' Civil War series, we explore the deep-rooted causes behind America’s bloodiest conflict. From the unrest of Bleeding Kansas to John Brown’s raid ...