Famed I.O.O.F. members have included Presidents William McKinley, U.S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes and Franklin Roosevelt (as ...

William Harvey Carney, born in slavery, was the hero of the Battle of Battery Wagner, fought in South Carolina in 1863.

Forgotten Civil War Memorial found in Alton apartment building ...

Jamelle Bouie, a columnist at the New York Times, has recently been drawing a lot of parallels between what’s going on in the ...

Alfred and Robert Taylor were brothers campaigning to be Tennessee's governor in 1886. Their race was civil and a hopeful ...

The CSS "Shenandoah" only learned of the Confederacy's defeat in the summer of 1865. That June, the cruiser's crew sank 24 ...

In 1865, Congress passes the 13th Amendment. The war ends, Lincoln is assassinated and the states ratify the amendment later ...

Author Darin Wipperman provides a tantalizing glimpse into the world of Berdan’s sharpshooters during the American Civil War.

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 ...

Lewis' legacy as a civil rights activist and lawmaker spans decades and numerous administrations. What to know as planned ...

For generations, Cleveland residents glancing at a Bavarian-style brick structure while driving on Linden Avenue have ...