Violence between government forces and armed factions of a religious minority in southern Syria this week has deepened divisions in a country still recuperating from a civil war. The clashes, ...

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

A white Illinois teen attaches himself to a regiment of Black Union soldiers in the satirical Civil War novel "How to Dodge a Cannonball." NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with author Dennard Dayle about it.

Three long-forgotten Civil War soldiers were honored anew on Memorial Day weekend as new headstones were installed at Bluff City Cemetery in Elgin, replacing damaged and unreadable markers that ha ...

Two reenactors unveil a veteran's headstone for Civil War solider Lt. John T. McMahan, who was killed during the Battle of Aiken, at Williams Family Cemetery. McMahan's grave was unknown for many ...

Flamboyant, dapper pioneering politician and war hero remembered: The late Charles Rangel, who died on Memorial Day at the age of 94, was remembered fondly by Brooklyn Democratic leadership this ...

Alert SOLEMN SALUTE: Group IDs unmarked Civil War soldiers By Aly Kleidon [email protected] May 25, 2025 1 of 7 ...

EPPING — The public is invited to the next Civil War Roundtable of New Hampshire at 7:15 p.m. Friday, May 16, at the Harvey-Mitchell Library, 151 Main St. Doors open 6:45 p.m. Author/Historian ...

The Idaho Civil War Volunteers are keeping history and stories alive through interactive history lessons at Eagle Island State Park.

Artifacts and a never-before-seen sonar photo of the famous steamboat will be on display Saturday at the Riverside Museum during the La Crosse historical Society’s War Eagle Day event.

Many Americans are proud of their ancestry, most being able to trace family trees back to a certain country, a certain event, or an important figure. However, those who are a part of Sons of Union ...

Soldiers returning from the Civil War were, in some instances, demoralized and there was a need for reliable employees in the Treasury Department. Spinner engaged women, and they proved good ...