Virginia did not allow Black residents to vote until after the Civil War. But during the war, a group of Black soldiers in ...

On November 7, 1864, Syracuse’s Republican mayor ... was barreling towards what most contemporary observers viewed as the ...

"His long and distinguished career as a commissioned officer in the United States Army made him a popular figure of his time ...

Ballot drop box use exploded in 2020. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Wisconsin Elections Commission encourages clerks to ...

The city is rich in history, from miners to Copper Kings and lawmakers. But it wasn’t always the Queen City of the Rockies.

People can now get a new tour at Fort Harrison that tells the story of some of the first Black soldiers who got to vote on ...

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

HELENA — Helena celebrates the 160th anniversary of its founding on October 30, 1864. The city is rich in history, from ...

On November 29th, 1864, while John Evans was governor of Colorado and territorial ... The Sand Creek Massacre remains one of the worst atrocities committed by US soldiers in history and remains in the ...

This column is composed a week or so in advance of being printed in the newspaper. A contentious election will have taken ...

For the presidential election of 1864, the Grant Club of San Francisco ... 2024 issue of Smithsonian magazine Get the latest History stories in your inbox?