The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Sgt. Wm. Pittenger Camp 21 will be holding ceremonies for Remembrance Day on Saturday, Nov. 16, to commemorate the 161st anniversary of Lincoln giving the ...

By Ross Hetrick By 1816, Thaddeus Stevens had graduated from Dartmouth college, completed his legal studies and gotten a ...

In a three-day battle between Union and Confederate forces, the war changed dramatically. With the Union overtaking ...

In honor of the anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, the Mercer County Historical Society is hosting a special presentation on Saturday, “A Dedication to Sacrifice” with ...

A Pennsylvania town that draws tourists for its Civil War ties and attractions is getting ready for Christmas and will be ...

Archaeologists from Durham University and University of Al-Qadisiyah in Iraq have pinpointed the location of a famous early Islamic battle using declassified spy satellite images.

Declassified 1970s-era U.S. spy satellite imagery has led a British-Iraqi archeological team to what they believe is the site ...

When our family was planning this trip that included visiting several Civil War sites, I was looking forward to standing in the places where history happened, especially because our three sons were ...

On Tuesday, Nov.12, Lafayette Parish School history teacher Jason Muller will unveil a new historical marker commemorating a ...

One of the deadliest battles fought on U.S. soil, for example, was the Battle of Gettysburg. Tens of thousands of men were killed or wounded in three days of fighting. Over 150 years later, millions ...

After the American Civil War Battle of Gettysburg (July 1-3 1863), taken in conjunction with Grant’s capture of Vicksburg on ...

Glenn Brown with his piece Battle of Wellington, which won the Supreme Award at the Feilding and District Art Society’s 2024 Art Awards. Photo / Eris Newson Gisborne artist Glenn Brown has won ...