John Williams wasn’t a particularly tall man, standing at 5 feet, 6 inches, but he made a big impact after joining the Union ...

Keep things going the way they have been the past several decades. This isn’t actually a solution, of course, but it might ...

Since 1998, the City of Alexandria has celebrated March as Women’s History Month. The City of Alexandria offers its annual ...

Crossroads of a Nation: Missouri's Indelible Role in American History is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, ...

Ad Policy This article appears in the April 2025 issue. Come Gather ’Round, People. Thank you for Daniel Bessner’s thoughtful ...

For 250 years, the US Army has adapted as a living organization composed of operating units and institutional organizations ...

Abraham Lincoln said goodbye to his friend for the last time as they left the meeting that afternoon. It was Friday, April 14 ...

New Civil War research armed with more data gives the fullest picture yet of not just the overall death toll but its disproportionate impact on the South, including Georgia.

Civil War drummer boy Willie Johnston received the Medal of Honor on Sept. 16, 1863, two months after his 13th birthday.

The exportation of these have not been affected by the war. In the meantime our imports had become reduced one-half their ordinary volume, enabling our people to meet the payment of them ...

WASHINGTON − Three years ago, Russian troops surged into neighboring Ukraine, starting the biggest and bloodiest conflict in Europe since World War II. Tens of thousands have died, with Russia ...

In a war dominated by the unexpected, few imagined Ukraine’s fourth year at war would so firmly question the security of all of Europe. The most basic tenets have crumbled in this war .