Parliament’s Stamp Act tax of the mid-1760s ignited the Anglo-American conflict. Yet, as historians broadly agree, it was ...

General George Washington rode into Cambridge, Massachusetts, to lead an army of 16,000. These men, Washington announced, ...

The Kings and Generals animated documentary series launches its new chapter on the American Civil War with an in-depth look ...

On a sunny but crisp afternoon this spring, more visitors than you might think trekked on a weekday to Ball’s Bluff ...

Leesburg residents voted 400-22 to ratify Virginia’s Ordinance of Secession. A mere five miles northwest, however, the town ...

On this day before our Independence day, The Battle of Gettysburg ended, signaling the end of the Civil War that took over 600,000 lives. The Battle of Gettysburg marked the turning point of the Civil ...

The celebration of the Declaration of Independence's semiquincentennial is a chance to broaden the historical narrative to ...

The Ohio History Connection is mapping patriots’ gravesites, in hope of better preserving them across the state.

On July 3, 1863, the Union army under the command of Gen. George Meade defeated Confederate forces commanded by Gen. Robert E ...

This is the fifth in a series of articles about Marshalltown street names. Today’s article identifies the five city streets ...

Posey served in various military roles throughout the Revolution. The Indiana Historical Society has his original enlistment ...

Discover some of the architecture and history of Cleveland's Black churches, many of which congregations are trying to ...