Charles Sumner is best known as the statesman caned within an inch of his life on the Senate floor for speaking against the expansion of slavery.  Sumner counted among his friends Ralph Waldo Emerson, ...

Jim Robinson of Casper found a pair of rare mule-ear cowboy boots from the 1890s in a dusty old cabin in Colorado. You’ve ...

To historic preservationist Jon Smith, the covered bridge in Barrackville is the Town of Barrackville. Smith firmly believes that the Burr Truss bridge built in 1853 by Lemuel and Eli Chenoweth brings ...

This story originally appeared in The Centre County Gazette. It was mid-June in 1863, and Union soldiers were on the move, ...

Here are a handful of ways to celebrate Juneteenth, a federal holiday that is  celebrated annually on June 19 to commemorate ...

For beginners and those brushing up on history, here are some answers: ...

In May 1865, the national government threw itself a parade. It had been more than a month since the rebellion in defense of ...

The president celebrates the 250th anniversary of the US Army as demonstrators hold "No Kings" events from coast to coast.

Thousands of Americans flocked to downtown D.C. in "Make America Great Again" hats and patriotic gear displaying Old Glory ...

Since 1863, West Virginians have celebrated June 20 as independence day for the state and its people. West Virginia broke free of a Commonwealth of Virginia government that spent decades prioritizing ...

WILLIAMSBURG — The reinterment of Confederate soldiers’ remains found two years ago in Colonial Williamsburg occurred “quietly and respectfully” on Tuesday. “We wanted it to be private ...

Cedar Grove contains graves of identified Confederate casualties from the Battle of Williamsburg on May 5, 1862, between the Union army of Gen. George B. McClellan and Confederate Gen. Joseph E ...