Charles Walker Raymond’s six-month mission in 1869 resulted in not only in the establishment of America’s newest trading post ...

To fill in the gaps in Nelson Shephard’s biography, Lynch enlisted the help of Steve Kochersperger, a USPS research analyst with a personal stake in the Civil War ... at Fort Sumter in South ...

The battles, which emerged from a gathering revolutionary crisis, predicted the outcome of the war: the victory of the ...

It is unlikely that armies have fared any better throughout history without proper sanitation and waste management. Consider, ...

Ahead of four events in Boston, Lexington, and Concord in coming days, Ken Burns talks about his star-studded, 12-hour ...

In 1607, 104 English settlers picked the worst possible spot to build America’s first permanent colony. The 104 original ...

It seems as if Tammany Hall, the most well-known example of a “political machine,” has faded into the void at the center of ...

Your nose detects that distinctive blend of aged paper, vintage fabrics, and furniture polish – the unmistakable perfume of history.

With Louisiana’s militias off fighting in Virginia and Tennessee, the job of defending the Crescent City fell to two forts ...

Before Lincoln turned the idea of “the Union” into a cause worth dying for, he tried other means of ending slavery in America ...

Charles H. Walker settled in Columbia County after the war, and his descendants are committed to preserving and sharing his ...

History: Florida paid dearly for its role in the Civil War, winding up both broken and broke for years afterward ...