As we approach the 250th anniversary next year of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence and the Revolutionary War ...

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry ordered the family name of a Confederate leader restored to a base under his father's name.

Gov. Jeff Landry announced Monday he will name a national guard facility after an early 19th century Louisiana militia member ...

Charleston, South Carolina blends hands-on history, engaging museums, and beachside fun to surprise even the most reluctant ...

Charleston, South Carolina became the ignition point for the U.S. Civil War when Confederate forces bombarded Fort Sumter, ...

Jamelle Bouie, a columnist at the New York Times, has recently been drawing a lot of parallels between what’s going on in the ...

In 1865, Congress passes the 13th Amendment. The war ends, Lincoln is assassinated and the states ratify the amendment later ...

The Battle of Sullivan’s Island was a key victory in South Carolina history that took place just days before the country ...

The Civil War ended in 1865, but for Minnesota and the one-time rebel state of Virginia, the battle continues over a prized ...

The CSS "Shenandoah" only learned of the Confederacy's defeat in the summer of 1865. That June, the cruiser's crew sank 24 ...

“It’s just a continuation of what started at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, April 12, 1861, when the war started,” Alexander said.

With the secession of South Carolina in late 1861, only Sumter remained in Union hands, and Lincoln drew a line in the sand about retaining the place. South Carolina, of course, then the Confederacy, ...