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.

Crew on site in January collecting images for National Endowment for the Humanities project creating historic graffiti ...

A look at slavery through the eyes of a young woman named Harriet, who was sold at auction in 1861 to pay for her white owner's debt.

What does it take to be labeled a war criminal? For Henry Wirz, commanding one of the worst POW camps in history was enough.

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

Once the arsenal of the Confederacy and a manufacturer of shells during both World Wars, Tredegar ceased operations for good ...

The general’s campaign through the South is known for its brutality against civilians. For the enslaved who followed his army ...

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

Birthright citizenship is a shield of protection to anyone born in this country, as close to a national self-definition as we ...

Spanning genres from crime to horror to romantic comedies and more, these are 35 classic movies that are based on novels.

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13.This is what an undesirable discharge from the '70s looks like. Different from dishonorable discharge, this was often used to expel gay men from the army (though in the below case, the poster ...