History will come to life when Raylene Hlavaty portrays Margaret J. Preston at Shreve Presbyterian Church on June 21.

Early on June 29, 1942, the 8,032-ton British steam tanker HMS Empire Mica cruised east through calm waters toward Key West, ...

BREMEN, Ga. — Singers at Holly Springs Primitive Baptist Church in West Georgia treat their red hymnals like extensions of ...

Usually, a civil war is one where all of the fighting takes place within a single country. It occurs when two or more organized groups from the same country clash because of major disagreements ...

A new Civil War trail sign has been installed in Plymouth to honor African-American soldiers who served in the Civil War. The dedication ceremony, held on Satur ...

Legendary documentary filmmaker Ken Burns once called the Civil War "the most important event in American history," because ...

The clip-clop of horse hooves, the bang of a cannon and the music melodies of the 1800s were heard at Theodore Roosevelt ...

University of Richmond history professor Eric Yellin talked about the spoils system that existed before the formation of the modern day civil service. This discussion was part of the American ...

On July 12 and 13, the Marquess of Winchester's Regiment will recreate the thrilling events of the Civil War era.

U.S. Navy is renaming a ship named for gay rights leader Harvey Milk and considering new names for others named for prominent ...

Juneteenth, a pivotal celebration in African American history, commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, ...

Roughly 620,000 Americans died in the Civil War — making it the deadliest war in American history. About 644,000 Americans have died in all other conflicts combined. • President Bill Clinton ...