Civil War surgeons learned fast. Here are a few of the MacGyver-like medical solutions that have had a lasting impact.

Thousands of volunteers work to decode handwritten records from America's past. The National Archives program includes Revolutionary War pension files and Civil War documents.

American women would not be welcome as full-time military members until 1948, but those who really, really wanted to fight ...

Since purchasing the property, the foundation has been documenting the house, property and surrounding neighborhood.

Redlands’ Lincoln Memorial Shrine will present historian Megan Kate Nelson, author of the 2020 book “The Three-Cornered War: ...

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

The American Civil War was arguably one of the most devastating conflicts in the history of the United States. Fought over slavery, it divided families and communities and, of course, the nation.

The American Civil War Museum actually comprises three sites: The American Civil War Museum at Historic Tredegar and the White House of the Confederacy can both be found in Richmond, while the ...

A new exhibit is celebrating a milestone for a historic submarine in Charleston.The Tools and Tides exhibit is in full swing ...

author of the 2020 book “The Three-Cornered War: The Union, the Confederacy, and Native Peoples in the Fight for the West,” speaking on “The American Civil War in the Desert Southwest” 11 ...

President Trump’s comments about Ukraine remind us of the ideals enunciated by Abraham Lincoln in the Gettysburg Address, ...