This narrative explores the Battle of Gettysburg as one of history’s defining turning points, tracing the conflict from the strategic movements that preceded it to the brutal, chaotic fighting across ...

Wherefore the citizens of Seattle in a mass meeting assembled that we pledge anew our loyalty and devotion to the government of the United States,” UW President Henry Suzzallo said in his address to 7 ...

Abolitionists used hard facts to counter pro-slavery propaganda, forcing indifferent Americans to face ugly realities.

Herman Melville (1819 – 1891) is best-known as a novelist, but he wrote a great deal of poetry, especially in his later years. And perhaps not well known, he wrote the longest poem in American ...

Nearly 100 years after the Civil War began, its last surviving veteran, Albert Woolson, passed away in Duluth, at age 106.

Explore these national parks in Tennessee, from the natural beauty of Great Smoky Mountains National Park to national ...

If you're looking to enjoy the great outdoors but don't know what you want to do, consider this Tennessee state park which ...

Zach Nunamaker, of Momence, gave a presentation on Iroquois County soldiers who served in the two largest Illinois infantries ...

Netflix’s Death by Lightning retells the story of James A. Garfield, the 20th U.S. President whose 1881 assassination changed ...

Ulysses S. Grant, while he was not a perfect man, proved to be an effective leader during the Civil War, earning him the nickname, “Unconditional Surrender.” Before all that, however, his skills as a ...