President Donald Trump botched 19th-century U.S. history on Friday, telling a crowd of supporters that the Civil War and ...

William Faulkner famously wrote, "The past is never dead. It's not even past." That could describe some of the recent historical discourse on the presidential campaign trail. First came Republican ...

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Last month, Associate Professor of History Michael Vorenberg published his new book, “Lincoln’s Peace: The Struggle to End the American Civil War.” The book challenges the traditional narrative that ...

During the American Civil War, tens of thousands of soldiers used a simple envelope to cast their ballot from the battlefield.

As beach days return to the Lowcountry, a delicate balancing act is underway on the Isle of Palms, where efforts to combat ...

You want to learn more about the Civil War, right? Of course you do. It is a significant part of U.S. history that continues to impact Americans today. From 1861 to 1865, bloody battles were waged ...

Discover a Pennsylvania museum where Civil War history is recreated through imaginative scenes with tiny cat soldiers.

The 101st Airborne Division has probably one of the most recognizable insignias in the U.S. military. Aside from its participation in some of the most famed battles of the 20th century, the 101st's ...

Prime Video's historical drama tells the story of real-life Union spy Elizabeth Van Lew, but it fills the rest of the space with imagined details and too many plots and subplots.