Civil War

James H. Salisbury was both the doctor you want and the doctor you should definitely not listen to, but in his day, he was as...

The president responsible for giving America the federal Christmas holiday is getting a special day of his own.

The moves are part of a Department of Defense directive ordering the academy to address racial injustice and do away with...

The war hero, once ranked among the worst U.S. presidents but whose reputation is on the upswing, may be promoted to the rank...

Some 53,000 veterans of the Battle of Gettysburg came together in 1913, 50 years after the battle ended.

Cotton, slaves and arrogance just weren't going to be enough to overcome everything else the Confederates lacked during the...

The Naming Commission released the latest of its recommendations to rid the military of tributes to secessionists who fought...

We may not fly our unit flags into battle these days, but the unit guidon is still an important military tradition.

Our personal connections with the Civil War and its veterans are a lot closer than we think.