When Thomas Jefferson and James Madison made an early-summer tour of the Northeast, they became closer friends while seeking ...

The U.S. Colored Troops were a regiment of mostly Black soldiers who fought for the Union during the Civil War. More than 200,000 men are listed as a part of the regiment at the National Archives.

Some 179,000 Black men served in the Union Army during the Civil War and another 19,000 served in the Navy, according to the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.

It’s been a generation since Washington last hosted a military parade. Literally.

The National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg has expanded its Women at War exhibit. The display highlights the essential contributions of women during the war, both on and off the battlefield.

If war came to the U.S. mainland, as many as 15 million people might be involved in all phases of civil defense. It was widely panned and never implemented.

Thus, the war which was quiet for a few months has gained momentum again. Eighteen months into the civil war, the UN said that more than 20,000 people have been killed.

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The Road to the Village is the acclaimed Nigerian author’s third novel and is about ‘a young man seeking redemption in a country on fire’.

As America gets ready to celebrate its independence, the Ohio National Guard took time on Monday to honor some less-known Black heroes who helped keep the country unified during the Civil War.

The article described Miller as "one of the most remarkable hero survivors of the Civil War." From Sept. 19, 1863, to his death more than five decades later, Miller "lived with an open wound in ...