This historic survival meal was given to soldiers during the American Civil War, but its roots go much deeper than that.

Morgan’s 1,000-mile raid into Indiana and Ohio was a costly mistake for the Confederate Army. His history in Lexington ...

Shiloh National Military Park in Tennessee was the site of a bloody Civil War battle to control the Confederate Railroad ...

The Civil War "so recently closed among us has not been anywhere reopened,” he said, while “intrusive pestilence has been benignly mitigated” and “domestic tranquility had improved.” ...

Lincoln obliged and a few weeks later, on Oct. 3, 1863 — during the height of the Civil War — he issued the Thanksgiving Proclamation. Ever since, the country has celebrated Thanksgiving Day.

Lincoln's Thanksgiving proclamation of October 1863 during the Civil War sought to unite the country and build peace. The writer Sarah Josepha Hale had written Lincoln encouraging him to make ...

Thanksgiving brings families together and gives us wonderful memories. Turkey is on the menu in most homes that celebrate the holiday. But actually, the first Thanksgiving held by the Pilgrims and ...

Lincoln's idea of Thanksgiving for Charity and Peace is something we should always make a part of the holiday. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 39°F. Sunday, February 23rd 2025 ...

Lincoln’s Thanksgiving proclamation of October, 1863 during the Civil War sought to unite the country and build peace. The writer Sarah Josepha Hale had written Lincoln encouraging him to make ...

While today's Thanksgiving is known for parades, football, and shopping, the original intent was far different. Charity at home and overseas is America's Thanksgiving story | Opinion Skip to main ...

Lincoln’s Thanksgiving proclamation of October 1863 during the Civil War sought to unite the country and build peace. The writer Sarah Josepha Hale had written Lincoln, encouraging him to make ...