President James Buchanan sent the unarmed ship Star of the West with 200 soldiers and supplies on January 9, 1861. When it ...

Ken Burns needs no introduction. As the designated documentarian of the American experience — with series about the Civil War ...

In his new role, Chris Brown hopes that the breadth of Civil War Trail’s interpretation will grow and develop over time.

The U.S. government's list of “sanctuary jurisdictions” that includes hundreds of communities, both red and blue, is ...

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

Lincoln Depot Museum In March of 1863, amidst the American Civil War, Frederick Douglass announced, “The day dawns; the morning star is bright upon the horizon! The iron gate […] ...

Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown — for a five-day immersion into history with Road Scholar. Each site brought surprises ...

During the last great power naval conflict, the U.S. Navy learned the importance of battle damage repair for sustaining a ...

Local student musicians perform Taps on the USS Yorktown deck at Patriots Point in Mount Pleasant to honor fallen service ...

A facility honoring America’s Medal of Honor recipients opened in Arlington,Texas, just in time to remind us about service, ...

HOOSICK FALLS, N.Y. — Jason Weeden, a native of Bennington, will be the Grand Marshal of the Hoosick Falls Memorial Day ...