George H. Cramer, German immigrant and Civil War major, helped shape Cape Girardeau as mayor, postmaster and civic leader, ...

A mural honoring Black city residents who fought in the Civil War will be a permanent fixture at Durant Park. On Tuesday, the ...

Wikimedia Commons/Christophe cagé The First Shot of the Civil War at Fort Sumter Confederate Lieutenant Henry S. Farley pulled the trigger of a large cannon at Fort Sumter at 4:30 a.m. on April 12, ...

Historic American Cities Perfect for a Weekend Trip spotlights Boston-to-Natchez getaways where cobblestoned streets, ...

Explore who was the youngest vice president in the U.S. Discover the life and career of John C. Breckinridge. Explore his ...

The German constitution outlaws the former Nazi swastika and other remnants as “symbols of anti-constitutional organizations.

Discover everything about Kansas, the Sunflower State, including its history as a battleground during the Civil War, its ...

Jamelle Bouie, a columnist at the New York Times, has recently been drawing a lot of parallels between what’s going on in the ...

In the aftermath of two tragic wars perpetrated and rationalized on the socially constructed notion of “race” and racial ...

A new collection of primary source documents, "The 1863 Stibbs Family Civil War Era Letters," is the third set of letters ...

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

Henry C. Longnecker (1820-1871) was born in Cumberland County but later made Lehigh County and Allentown his home. He served ...