In the spirit of America’s Black History Month, which is celebrated every February, I am continuing my tradition of writing columns that focus on the unique experiences, trials, and triumphs of Black ...

Born in New York City in 1810, Bushrod Birch spent time on and off in Pittsfield before serving in the Civil War, and returned to Pittsfield shortly before his death ...

His years illustrating pulp novels honed his sense of pictorial drama, and his meticulous research ensured historical accuracy, notably in his Civil War paintings.

The Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia, had fallen into Union hands on April 2, 1865. Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia were forced to flee, but soon found themselves cut off ...

The Battle of Cold Harbor was the Confederacy’s last major Civil War victory. Does it offer any insight into the mysterious ...

During the Civil War, Confederates targeted free Black people in the North, kidnapping them to sell into slavery. After the ...

One year after the first shots of the Civil War were fired at nearby Fort Sumter, the Planter’s three white officers went ...

Dempsey Daniel Butler, an abolitionist, ardent supporter of the Underground Railroad and New Jersey businessman, set aside a plot of land at the corner of Charles Street and Ferry Avenue in Camden.