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

The writ of habeas corpus is a safeguard against unlawful detention. It requires the government to justify, under the law, ...

The battle, though small in scale, reinforced Union morale and contributed to the eventual formation of the state of West Virginia in 1863.

Elizabeth Van Lew, a Southern belle turned Union spymaster, exemplifies true heroism during the Civil War, challenging the ...

Pvt. Albert Cashier fought in the 95th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. A favorite of those he ...

Just in case Abraham Lincoln ever wishes to give an encore performance of that famous speech he delivered in 1863 at ...

A mural celebrating 169 years since Abraham Lincoln delivered his famous "lost speech" in Bloomington was unveiled Thursday ...

"What happened in Bloomington 169 years ago ... ignited Lincoln's march to the presidency and eventually led to emancipation, ...

U.S. President Abraham Lincoln called for volunteers to fight for the Union Army as the Civil War broke out between the ...

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

Abraham Lincoln was born on this day in 1809 in Kentucky ... The nation's 16th president is known for guiding the nation through the Civil War and preserving the union while paving the way ...