In April 1861, just three days after the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter, President Abraham Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers to fill the ranks of the Union Army and end the rebellion in the ...

Four decades ago, Peter, Paul and Mary had a minor hit with an old folk song called “Cruel War,” sung by a young woman to her sweetheart as he prepared to leave with the army: I’ll tie back my hair, ...

Women veterans from the Civil War, World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War are not exempt from Defense Department's sweep of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts within the U.S.

This weekend, Americans set aside a day to honor the memory of those who sacrificed their lives in defense of their country: Memorial Day. The federal holiday only became official in 1968, but this ...

At first glance, there was nothing unusual about Pvt. Lyons Wakeman. The service record in the National Archives is similar to countless other Civil War soldiers. Coloring: Fair complected with brown ...

Buried in an unmarked grave for decades in the Union Street Cemetery, one of Porter County’s most remarkable Civil War casualties is finally getting her due. Dr. Almira Fifield, Porter County’s first ...

Perhaps your history teachers failed to alert you to these Civil War facts: Jefferson Davis nearly got mugged by an angry female mob; Abraham Lincoln loved the Confederate anthem "Dixie," and Paul ...

Yesterday's rainy weather kept five Civil War re-enactors and Walnut Middle School students inside Friday afternoon. If the students and re-enactors had really been living in the early 1860s, they ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program dedicated a new historical marker Saturday to commemorate Black soldiers who fought in the U.S. Civil War. The new marker is ...