In Checotah, new light is being shed on Oklahoma’s largest Civil War battle. Author William B. Lees recently visited the Honey Springs Battlefield to present findings from decades of archaeological ...

A Louisiana state historic marker at the intersection of Pinhook Road and La Rue France in Lafayette commemorates the battles of Pinhook Bridge and Bayou Vermilion in 1863. The Louisiana state ...

This war is a crusade -- We were in earnest -- Anxious for the fray -- If I flinched I was ruined -- Religion is what makes brave soldiers -- Band of brothers -- On the altar of my country -- The ...

The United States has seen its share of wars, but the bloodiest battles fought on American soil occurred largely during the Civil War, the Revolutionary War, and conflicts with Indigenous peoples.

Brigadier General Strong Vincent, a Waterford native, is best known for his heroic defense of Little Round Top at Gettysburg. Vincent's leadership was evident prior to Gettysburg, particularly during ...

More battles were fought in Tennessee during the Civil War than any other state except Virginia. In Knoxville, the war came to the heart of the city − and to the state's flagship campus. What did the ...

Each and every detail, from the clothes that the women and children wear to the weapons that the soldiers use during battle, ...

One of the best-documented female soldiers is Sarah Edmonds. She was a Union soldier and worked during the Civil War as a nurse. Bettmann / Corbis Even though women weren’t legally allowed to fight in ...

The first shot of the bloodiest battle of the Civil War was fired by a man from DuPage County. Lt. Marcellus E. Jones of the 8th Illinois Calvary was on patrol outside Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, ...

WELL TODAY AT THE HISTORIC HOPKINS FARM, THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION HOSTED AN EVENT MARKING THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF GREAT CANE BRAKE, AND OUR LEAH PHILLIPS SPOKE WITH THE ...