HANNIBAL - At the beginning of the 20th Century, members of the William T. Sherman Post 43, Grand Army of the Republic, did ...

Abolitionists used hard facts to counter pro-slavery propaganda, forcing indifferent Americans to face ugly realities.

The date selected for this event was between Veterans Day, Nov. 11, and Nov. 19, which is when President Abraham Lincoln gave ...

On November 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln delivered a powerful 272-word speech, later known as the Gettysburg Address, dedicating a new cemetery on the site of the bloody Civil War battlefield.

In the 1840s, Parker was denied admission to the New York State bar, despite meeting all the requirements and training to ...

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Burns' new series focuses on pivotal battles and the historical insights from renowned historians and experts.

As America pushed westward, old divisions over slavery deepened — setting the stage for Civil War. America was halfway ...

In the next 56 minutes, the Pulitzer Prize-winning scholar of the Civil War, slavery, and of Frederick Douglas, offered a ...

Herr Roth has written a beautiful hook. It is too bad that, for many readers at least, it cannot also be a powerful, a moving ...

Discover the legacy of Walter O. Hargrave, a Civil War veteran honored by the Ripon Historical Society, and explore his ...

Abraham Lincoln is elected the 16th president of the United States. His election was among the reasons that led to the ...