In 1865, Congress passes the 13th Amendment. The war ends, Lincoln is assassinated and the states ratify the amendment later ...

War artifacts are typically weapons and uniforms, but occasionally something so strange shows up, that even historians are at ...

Contemporary health providers stand-in as Civil War surgeons during a re-enactment at the Spangler Barn in Gettysburg, Pa., ...

The Kings and Generals animated documentary series launches its new chapter on the American Civil War with an in-depth look ...

When we think of the American Civil War, the division between Americans in the North and the South comes to mind. But it ...

The Battle of Gettysburg, considered to be one of the most important battles of the American Civil War, came to an end on ...

Political violence poses an existential threat to our nation and our freedoms—but it’s not too late.

At a Pride parade in Half Moon Bay, Calif., a few days ago, my daughter bought a pink T-shirt with a hand-printed design. As ...

The Architecture of Presidential Commemoration” surveys the history of presidential memorialization, a complicated tale.

War-torn South Sudan is a country the State Department advises against travel to due to “crime, kidnapping, and armed ...

The story behind the "Old Glory" nickname for the American flag dates back to a 19th-century ship captain, who proudly ...