In the first sentence of his Gettysburg Address — and in a climate in which Americans in the North and South were increasingly sickened by the ungodly body count of a hideous war — Abraham Lincoln ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “America 250: The First 90 Years” is planned for 6:30 p.m. June 10 at the Library Center, 4653 S. Campbell Ave., Springfield. The ...

Wilson's Creek National Battlefield offers outdoor recreation and a history lesson on the Show-Me State's role in the Civil ...

It was a time in American history we never want to visit again, except like this. The power of music, visuals and a local perspective may inspire new appreciation for what Springfield went through ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- No one knows their names, nor even their precise number. But this much was certain to those who gathered at Springfield National Cemetery: These fallen Union soldiers deserved a ...

The early edition of The Republican ran the story headline "The President Dying," and also reported the near fatal attack on Secretary of State William Seward. We also discovered there actually was a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The U.S. Attorney’s Office filed a civil forfeiture action against a rare Civil War-era firearm ...

SPRINGFIELD – As a young child, Mary Jo McDonald spent years in foster care and was on the list to be adopted by a new family. That all changed when her troubled mother found the strength to change.

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