Lincoln was, as usual, astute. The abolitionist movement in the North was led by Christians convinced that God abhorred slavery. Some were willing to end it by any necessary means, including violence.

During the Civil War, the “Rock House,” which was located high on a ridge on the Jackson Road (later Openwood Street and now ...

The first steam engine ship, Diana, was launched on July 12, 1863, and became one of the earliest instances of a ...

More than 100 years after his death, Robert Smalls — a Civil War hero, educator and South Carolina politician — will be ...

The Friends of the Vicksburg National Military Park and Campaign wasted no time beginning work to restore a “historic” ...

Friday's ceremony was originally on land named in honor of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. Though the base is called "Fort Lee" again, its new namesake is for Private Lee. It creates what some call ...

When asked why Damsky’s paper was not only acceptable but worthy of an award, the interim dean of UF’s law school cited ...