The American Civil War (1861–1865) remains one of the most defining chapters in the nation’s past, forging our modern ...

We have an income tax as opposed to a tariff in part to deal with the mind of the South in 1913—yet the income tax revenue enabled revenue-destructive tariffs.

During the Civil War, Confederates targeted free Black people in the North, kidnapping them to sell into slavery. After the ...

Saturday will mark 160 years since more than 20 Black Civil War soldiers fighting for the Union were massacred in Simpsonville, Kentucky.

The Battle of Cold Harbor was the Confederacy’s last major Civil War victory. Does it offer any insight into the mysterious ...

That was certainly the case for the October 4, 1865, issue. This was a mere six months after the end of the Civil War, at a time when Southern states ... I couldn't believe the chain I'd spent years ...

McPherson Camp No. 1 of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUV) will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Jan. 20 at the Guess Who community meeting room, 3609 S.E. Guess Who Drive in ...

President Donald Trump's sweeping assertions of executive power during his first weeks back in office appear headed toward ...

Why do we study history? Some study it as a way to confirm their own political ideologies, something that often happens when ...

An inflection point in American history, the US Civil War erupted ... it was the costliest war ever waged by the United States. Breaking out in 1861 and ending in 1865 with the surrender of ...

Robert Donaldson was born Oct. 13, 1828, in Perry County, Ohio. He was the son of Thomas Donaldson and Nancy Saffer Donaldson. Both natives of Virginia, Thomas and Nancy immigrated to Ohio in 1823 ...