Touring Pea Ridge National Military Park by bike is a healthy and pleasant way to see the Civil War battlefield where the ...

The Museum of Missouri Military History in Jefferson City is that kind of delightful discovery. Nestled on the grounds of the Missouri National Guard’s Ike Skelton Training Site, this museum packs ...

In honor of President’s Day this past week, Millie and I took a trip to Western Maryland to pay homage to one of Maryland’s most-prolific authors you’ve never heard of. He’s George Alfred ...

The “Mighty Mo” Sherman tank sits proudly outside, its olive-green exterior weathered by time but still commanding respect.

Gettysburg is a place where the past never fully recedes. The rolling orchards, quiet ridges, preserved farmsteads — all of it feels suspended between memory and myth.

Abraham Lincoln took direct control of the Army and Navy at Norfolk in 1862. He even led a recon mission on the James River to capture the city. (History) As the United States marks Presidents Day ...

The state and local community are honoring North Carolina's Revolutionary War history in the form of the N.C. First in Freedom Festival.

The American Civil War began with tension, but it erupted with cannon fire at Fort Sumter. What followed was the chaotic and shocking Battle of Bull Run, where both sides realized the war would not be ...

Spend your weekend exploring North Carolina’s History Center, where interactive exhibits and scenic gardens bring the past ...

A midweek construction job in New Orleans East briefly turned into a blast-from-the-past scare when workers gutting an abandoned house on Dorchester Street came across what looked like a Civil War-era ...

Rachel Pizzolato explores Civil War cannon fire, demonstrating the powerful technology and historical significance with awe.

The Civil War isn’t what it used to be. Instead of the romantic version, a “good war” of courage and glory, that emerged in the conflict’s immediate aftermath, or the post-civil-rights-era emphasis on ...