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 ...

Archaeologists in Virginia are trying to identify the remains of four Confederate soldiers who were killed in the Civil War.

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

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

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

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

Short for “June Nineteenth,” the holiday marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas to take control of the ...

The writ of habeas corpus is a safeguard against unlawful detention. It requires the government to justify, under the law, ...

America's Second Independence Day is coming soon. So, what is Juneteenth? And why is it celebrated? Here's what to know.