When the Civil War began in 1861, Starr King helped California raise $1.2 million, more than any state in the union, for the U.S. Sanitary Commission, a precursor to the American Red Cross ...

In the 19th century, the shoreline from Williamsburg to Red Hook was full of ships and warehouses, and shipping was Brooklyn's biggest industry.

Jefferson, Texas feels like Texas’s best-kept secret – a pint-sized paradise for anyone who’s ever felt their heart race at ...

Historian Jay Winik writes about the leadup to the outbreak of the Civil War in “1861: The Lost Peace.” The' Andrew DeMillo ...

Daniel Hough, a Tipperary man, was the first man killed in the US Civil War, where he served with the Union Army at Fort Sumter. Daniel Hough was born in 1825 in County Tipperary. He emigrated ...

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 ...

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 observance of ...

Uniforms are used for identification as well as to provide a sense of unity during any conflict, and the American Civil War (1861-1865) was no exception. At their most basic level, Civil War ...

Iraq War veteran Edmundo Eugenio Martinez Jr. said the day has lost so much meaning that many Americans “conflate and mix up Veterans Day, Memorial Day, Armed Forces Day, July Fourth.” ...

She said there was a civil war between the APZB and the Bosnian army ... time nor a defendant’s concealment efforts will prevent us from bringing human rights violators to justice and ensuring ...