One can hardly imagine what the night of Feb. 17, 1865, must have been like in Charleston. Hours before surrendering to Union ...

From New York state to Virginia and back to Cattaraugus County, the 37th New York Regimental Presentation Flag has a storied ...

American women would not be welcome as full-time military members until 1948, but those who really, really wanted to fight ...

In the 19th century, the forced bondage and inhumane treatment of Black Americans fiercely divided the United States, North ...

George Washington was born in the Colony of Virginia on Feb. 22, 1732, and, within his lifetime, his birthday had become a ...

Three flags fly atop Shy’s Hill in Tennessee, commemorating the Civil War battle of Nashville: the United States flag, the ...

The U.S. Congress is considering a bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the 200,000 Black soldiers who fought to ...

Despite being little more than the answer to trivia questions today, Vaughn Meader was a pioneer who paved the way for ...

The public is invited to a free showing of the award-winning Civil War movie “Glory” on Sunday, Feb. 23, at 2 p.m. at the ...

On Feb. 6, 1899, Congress approved the Treaty of Paris, which also ceded the Philippines, Puerto Rico and Guam to the U.S.