For several centuries, the United States was a slaveholding nation, until a civil war officially brought an end to the practice. Here’s a look back at this dark chapter in the country’s history.

Building on his earlier classic work, Evangelicals and Politics in Antebellum America, Carwardine observes that the Whigs, ...

Orange Park's Don Hillhouse, a "serious amateur" history researcher, scoured the National Archives for records of Union ...

Rosencrans and the Union troops were led to the summit by a young man, 22-year-old David Hart, whose father owned the farm ...

The South Boston-Halifax County Museum will host its seventh annual Civil War and Military Collectors Show Saturday, Feb. 22, ...

Romney’s constant parade of troops during the Civil War resulted in close to 60 times of changing hands and nine different ...

This video covers the historic last Civil War funeral of Confederate Lt. Andrew Jackson Buttram, whose remains were recovered ...

Kings and Generals' animated historical documentary series continues with a new installment on the American Civil War, following their coverage of the American Revolution. The setup episode explores ...

Just weeks before Charleston fell 160 years ago today, Congress passed the Thirteenth Amendment, abolishing slavery. And now, in the very city that had championed the cause of bondage, formerly ...

Despite being little more than the answer to trivia questions today, Vaughn Meader was a pioneer who paved the way for ...

In commemoration of Presidents’ Day, the focus will again be on President Andrew Johnson. William W. Stringfield (1837-1923) ...

Pullman porters did more than carry bags, they paved the way for higher education opportunities, the professional working ...