A long-lost Confederate flag, captured at the Battle of Gettysburg and among the rarest Civil War artifacts, sold for $468,000 at an Ohio auction house last month.

The story of the Civil War is all about division within one’s own country. But the schisms ran deeper than just North against South—there were also cracks within the Union itself, even after ...

Americans might love Cinco de Mayo, but few know what they’re celebrating Mexicans representing indigenous soldiers and the ...

As we raised our margarita glasses and dipped into guacamole on Cinco de Mayo, most of us weren’t thinking about why this ...

During the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln famously suspended habeas ... "strictly legal" but was a "public necessity" to protect the Union. The Supreme Court's Roger Taney, sitting as a circuit ...

Lincoln and due process During the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln suspended habeas corpus - a legal ... might not be "strictly legal" but was a "public necessity" to protect the Union. The Supreme Court's ...

What did the Civil War do to railroading? The changes were rapid, profound, lasting, and formed the real basis of truly ...

non-political women’s organization that honors the soldiers and patriots who were dedicated to preserving the Union during the Civil War, according to NSDU’s website. NSDU also helps foster ...

The celebrations on Thursday were also attended by 70 schoolchildren from the area and included a full programme of activities organised by the Hednesford branch of the Staffordshire Regimental ...