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Books & the Arts / Richard Parker’s love letter to El Paso, The Crossing, argues that the Texas city can illustrate the best ...
What to know The Friends of the Elmira Civil War Prison Camp plan to kick off a $1.5 million capital campaign to pay for a new Elmira Civil War Visitor Center.
Sudan's civil war, by the numbers Over two years have passed since Sudan plunged into a civil war that has caused what aid organizations have described as one of the world’s worst displacement ...
In 1865, the Confederacy crumbled under the weight of military defeats, economic exhaustion, and internal dissent. This video unpacks the decisive moments and strategic failures that led to the ...
Alton’s Civil War memorials, including the GAR cannon and DUV building, preserve the city’s Union heritage and honor local veterans.
The Georgia Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans claims that Stone Mountain Park's plan to design exhibit on ties to slavery, segregation and white supremacy breaks state law.
A Confederate Raider Fired the Final Shots of the Civil War in the Arctic, Two and a Half Months After Robert E. Lee Surrendered The CSS “Shenandoah” only learned of the Confederacy’s defeat ...
The African American Civil War Museum in D.C. marked Juneteenth with a celebration to honor the estimated 6,000 Black soldiers who went to Galveston, Texas, 160 years ago.
At the Camp William Penn Museum in Cheltenham, thousands of Black Civil War soldiers are remembered for their contributions to the Union.
On Juneteenth, Raleigh pays tribute to the often-overlooked U.S. Colored Troops who played a pivotal role in the Union's victory during the Civil War and the subsequent abolition of slavery.
President Donald Trump suggested that he could have handled the Civil War better than then-President Abraham Lincoln in a meeting with reporters at The White House on Wednesday. “The Civil War ...