In September 1862, more than 22,000 Americans fell during the Battle of Antietam in Sharpsburg, Maryland. Victory teetered ...
Ralph and two sisters survive.] I went to work on our farm at 4:30 a.m. on school days. I milked 10 cows by hand. I’d come ...
The Louisiana state historic marker near the Pinhook Bridge says two battles took place there in 1863: "Bayou Vermilion," it says. "Battle of Pinhook Bridge April 17, 1863. Battle of Bayou Vermilion ...
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 ...
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What Remains of the Last Confederate Fort in America

Join us as we visit historic Fort Tyler in West Point, Georgia, the site of a significant yet lesser-known Civil War battle.
Franklin D. Roosevelt’s efforts to oust a Federal Trade Commission leader offer parallels to the current fight over President ...
For more than a century, the Ionia County Courthouse has been home to a piece of American Civil War history — a battle flag sewn by local women and carried by men who formed a volunteer Union regiment ...
STEVENS POINT − Chocoletta Simpson has been named the new assistant chancellor for civil rights and Title IX coordinator at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Simpson will ensure compliance ...
A 23-year-old German lieutenant heard a wounded American soldier crying for help in a minefield on Nov. 12, 1944. Lt.
Standing in silence for over 150 years, Fort Tyler was the Confederacy’s final line of defense in the closing days of the Civil War. Today, its earthworks and ruins tell a story of courage, loss, and ...
The year that is drawing toward its close has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the ...
As President Donald Trump ramps up diplomatic efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war, a steady stream of reports indicate the White House may be planning its own form of "special military operation," ...