James Lutzweiler of Jamestown, N.C., has written two new self-published books about South Carolina and the primary cause of ...

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Trace the real causes of the American Civil War in this first part of a detailed historical series, covering the key events ...

For months, President Donald Trump has voiced varying degrees of optimism that he – and only he – will be able to resolve the conflict in Ukraine. But halting progress, ever-more deadly drone attacks ...

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

The naval theater of the American Civil War was filled with innovation and strategic importance. From the Union’s Anaconda ...

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

For about a century – from after the Civil War through, in some places, the 1960s or so – one-room education was the bedrock of rural Ozarks communities.

Though it feared civil war between India’s Hindu majority and Muslim minority, Britain faced increasing pressure to grant independence to its colony. After World War II, Parliament decided ...

In a first-of-its-kind ceremony in Westmoreland County Monday, dozens honored the final Union Civil War veteran buried in the ...

The holiday’s origins can be traced to the American Civil War, which killed more than 600,000 service members — both Union and Confederate — between 1861 and 1865. The first national ...

“Kids, when they study history effectively ... herself moved by the stories about young people around her age fighting to end slavery in the Civil War. “They were fighting for us. I think that’s ...