Explore the American Civil War's history, causes like slavery and states' rights, key events including Gettysburg and ...

In Chesapeake, the lives and legacies of Afro Union Civil War soldiers were honored Thursday, making sure that those who ...

Juneteenth, a pivotal celebration in African American history, commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, ...

Glenn Smeltzer stood with pride in Westmoreland County Courthouse Square on Saturday as he and his son watched a ceremony a ...

More than a half century after Americans began decorating the graves of those who died during the Civil War, the annual ...

It was an opening salvo in what is likely to be the decisive legal battle over the president’s attempts to employ the rarely ...

The battle, though small in scale, reinforced Union morale and contributed to the eventual formation of the state of West ...

The Juneteenth flag will fly over some state capitols and city buildings on June 19. Here's what to know about the flag's ...

Memorial Day is often associated with barbecues, parades, & the unofficial start date of summer, but it’s origin is rooted in ...

The simple narrative today of the southern secession in 1860 and 1861 is that the southern states believed that the ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has issued a new visa restriction policy barring foreign nationals deemed “responsible for ...

Major institutions of American Jewish life are mostly silent. But American Jews themselves can no longer afford to look away.