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

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

A trunk filled with reproductions and models of Civil War-era items is giving middle school students here an opportunity to more deeply explore that time period.

The civil disobedience by dozens of middle-schoolers — and some adults — was aimed at the Trump administration’s rollback of ...

There isn’t a ton of data on the number of women who fought in the Civil War. Blanton said estimates range from about 400 on the Union side to about 250 on the Confederate side whom she and Wike ...

Lee County in Florida formed in 1887 from Monroe County with Fort Myers, the site of the Civil War Battle of Fort Myers, as its county seat. Confederate Memorial Day was started in Georgia in ...

Although no Civil War battles took place in Rhode Island, a hospital in Portsmouth, Rhode Island played a large role in ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, has voiced strong opposition to removing the names of Confederate ... in during the Civil War. A naming commission ...

A pious and strong-willed king, Charles exhibited from childhood the characteristics that would lead to his downfall. By Dr Richard Cust.

the only Civil War general from North Carolina. Trump has been adamant in his opposition to renaming bases honoring Confederate leaders. “I have been clear in my opposition to politically ...

He took a commission as general in the Confederate Army after the Civil War began and ultimately earned a reputation for losing critical battles with poor military tactics and losing the respect ...