The Civil War ... ties with the Union. To retain the loyalty of the remaining border states -- Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri -- President Lincoln insisted that the war was not about ...

On the morning of September 29, 1864, as dawn broke over eastern Virginia, some 700 1 black soldiers in the 4th and 6th regiments of the Union Army ... a footnote in Civil War history—a battle ...

Strategically, the Eastern Theater was arguably the most important battleground of the Civil War; comprising the states of Virginia, West Virginia Maryland ... cities of the Union and the ...

While her activities as a Civil War spy are less well known, her devotion to America and its promise of freedom endured ...

Maryland lowers flags to half-staff Thursday to honor Civil Rights Heroes Day, recognizing leaders' courage and sacrifice.