Literacy rates were high on both sides during the Civil War—about 90 percent for Union soldiers ... to a military prison in Salisbury, North Carolina. Established in 1861 as the only Confederate ...

April 9 marks 160 years of the anniversary of when General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant at ...

Charles H. Walker's family is committed to preserving and sharing his diary, which has entries from September 1861 through ...

With nothing planned at Locust Hill African Cemetery for the 160th anniversary of the end to the Civil War, not that such a ...

We just released our map of Districts in Play, the races where we have opportunities to win all across the country. This is how we win and make sure there is a check on this administration." ...

With Saturday’s anniversary, the United States is looking back to its war of independence and asking where its legacy stands ...

CAIRO (AP) — As Sudan marks two years of civil war on Tuesday, atrocities and famine are only mounting in what the U.N. says is the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. Last month, the Sudanese ...

The second Sudanese civil war from 1983 to 2005 killed an estimated two million people, with widespread documentation of famine and atrocities. In July 2011, Sudan’s southern territory seceded ...

Different colored lights represent Confederate and Union soldiers. There are also bulbs on roadways and other significant ...

Tennessee’s story is built on moments that shaped the course of American history. It was the last state to secede and the ...

As rain hammered the roof Thursday evening, the founder of the Cannon Valley Civil War Roundtable struggled to hide the ...