Elizabeth Van Lew, a Southern belle turned Union spymaster, exemplifies true heroism during the Civil War, challenging the ...

In this first episode of Kings and Generals’ animated series on the American Civil War, we explore the core causes of the ...

WGLT talks to Raymond McKoski, the author of a new biography of David Davis, whose mansion and historic site in Bloomington ...

The Libertyville Historical Society is racing to save the rapidly deteriorating 165-year-old banner by fundraising $30,000 to ...

Archaeologists in Virginia unearthed four skeletons, including one with a bullet in the spine, and three amputated legs.

CINCINNATI, Ohio -- Dr. Opal Lee, also known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” is being treated at an Ohio hospital. The 98 ...

A dangerous consequence of not knowing our history is not knowing our truth. Many Americans are taught that the Emancipation ...

The battle, though small in scale, reinforced Union morale and contributed to the eventual formation of the state of West Virginia in 1863.

Juneteenth has long been recognized and celebrated, commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S. But it didn't become a ...