The bullet in the soldier’s spine was a Minié ball, a common round of Civil War ammunition. The foot of one amputated leg also contained a Minié ball. Bones in a second severed leg were shattered.

Victoria Amelina’s unfinished notebook was salvaged after she was killed by a missile. From a bunker, meanwhile, John Lyons ...

Archaeologists found 4 Civil War Confederate soldiers' remains in Williamsburg. Believed to have died in 1862, they were reburied this week at a local cemetery.

The bullet in the soldier's spine was a Minié ball, a common round of Civil War ammunition. The foot of one amputated leg also contained a Minié ball. Bones in a second severed leg were shattered.

As you make your summer travel plans, these museums and exhibits dedicated to Black history and culture should be on your to-do list.

Unlike the other iconic war photos from the Great War and the Second World War, however, this photograph is an icon of a ...

About two years ago I was talking with Mike, a friend of mine I've known since Ronald Reagan was still in the White House, and he asked me a question out of left field: What if we went on a tour of ...

The Vicksburg National Military Park today stretches over 1800 acres worth of ravines, woods, and fields. The Vicksburg ...

My quest for a true literary experience resulted in choucroute, a surprise organ feast, an epiphany at the Louvre, ...

Across the city, artists transform sites of surveillance, repression and bureaucracy into spaces for dignity, solidarity and ...

The massive military parade commemorating the 250th birthday of the U.S. Army, which coincides with President Donald Trump ’s 79th birthday is being staged Saturday in Washington, D.C. The event is ...