By Farooq A. KperogiIn the spirit of America’s Black History Month, which is celebrated every February, I am continuing my tradition of writing columns that focus on the unique experiences, trials, ...

The Battle of Cold Harbor was the Confederacy’s last major Civil War victory. Does it offer any insight into the mysterious ...

As Union General Ulysses S. Grant pushed southward ... Grant’s order responded to an unsettling economic reality: Despite the war raging around them, Southern planters still wanted to sell ...

The Civil War had begun ... Some did, but the vast majority crossed Union lines as soon as Northern troops entered their vicinity. A Confederate general stated in 1862 that North Carolina was ...

Women presenting as men — whether to escape the stifling construct of feminine life or to stay close to husbands or brothers ...

One of the major accomplishments during the Civil War was the establishment ... at way stations such as City Point. By war’s end, there were 204 Union general hospitals with 136,894 beds.

Members of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War gathered at the Clark County Historical Museum recently to commemorate the installment of new officers for the General John W. Sprague C ...