Inside that envelope was another one, brown and brittle ... research analyst with a personal stake in the Civil War. An ancestor, Lt. Col. Charles Kochersperger, was second-in-command of a ...

Library of Congress Abolitionist John Brown—failed businessman ... Had the law made civil war unavoidable? “I’d put it this way,” says historian George B. Forgie of the University of ...

Charles H. Walker settled in Columbia County after the war, and his descendants are committed to preserving and sharing his ...

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

Before Lincoln turned the idea of “the Union” into a cause worth dying for, he tried other means of ending slavery in America ...

We need them speaking out on civil liberties, on the rights of immigrants and on the rights of universities." While Democrats are increasingly energized to resist Trump, a slew of national polls ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has emerged victorious after a fiery secret battle with Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) head Elon Musk, The New York Times revealed on Friday.

Charles E. Brown, 75, of Mattoon, Illinois, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, April 17, 2025. A funeral service in his honor will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, April 24, 2025 ...

LONDON - Britain's King Charles on Thursday used his annual Easter message to reflect on war, human suffering and the heroism of those who risk their lives to protect others. "One of the puzzles ...

LONDON, April 17 (Reuters) - Britain's King Charles on Thursday used his annual Easter message to reflect on war, human suffering and the heroism of those who risk their lives to protect others.