Archaeologists have identified two potential mass graves of Black Union soldiers who were targeted by Confederate guerrillas in the Civil War. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

The American Civil ... Union soldiers assigned to northern Virginia lived in constant fear of nighttime raids. Unlike many Confederate leaders, Mosby adapted well to post-war life, becoming ...

Ten months into the Civil War ... At this point in the war, Union supplies of coffee, including those from Liberia, were so assured that Northern soldiers could even afford to destroy the ...

Archaeologists in Virginia are trying to identify the remains of four Confederate soldiers who were killed in the Civil War.

Federal troops in American cities have historical precedent, from President George H.W. Bush's response to Rodney King riots ...

MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell didn't hold back his contempt for Trump, who promised to restore the names of military bases to those of Confederate generals.

We were happy to get them reinterred quickly, quietly and respectfully,” said Jack Gary, director of archaeology for The ...

The story behind Thomas O’Dea's harrowing drawing of the Confederates' Andersonville Prison in Georgia. Memorial Day events will be held at the site this weekend.

When Pulaski’s Edwin Ayers joined the Union Army during the Civil War, an officer made the 16-year-old a drummer boy because ...

Some previous deployments restored peace after local crackdowns or vigilante violence, but sometimes troops intensified ...

Members of the People’s Organization For Progress will journey to Mercer County to honor Black Civil War Soldiers today, ...