Uniforms are used for identification as well as to provide a sense of unity during any conflict, and the American Civil War ...

Proud of her Southern roots and fervently pro-slavery, Rose O'Neal Greenhow wanted to support the Confederacy in any way she ...

Sophie Mousseau was photographed at Fort Laramie alongside six white Army officers. But her identity—and her life ...

Photographs by Gabriel V. Cárdenas for CNN Edinburg, Texas (CNN) — Patriotism runs deep in this South Texas town nestled just along the border with Mexico. American flags fly outside many businesses.

The Six Triple Eight sorted millions of pieces of wartime mail in a matter of months but weren't recognized publicly for ...

William Carney was the first African American to receive a Medal of Honor. Download this free graphic novel to read his story.

which was the first black army unit during the Civil War. He earned his Medal of Honor when his unit led an attack on Fort Wagner. When the unit's color guard was shot down, Carney saw that the ...

The Six Triple Eight sorted millions of pieces of wartime mail in a matter of months but weren't recognized publicly for ...

that soldier lying dead on the battlefield at Antietam? Would my understanding of history shift if I knew who these people were? My attention focused on a photograph by the celebrated Civil War ...

Three friends — one woman, two men, twenty-somethings, all handsomely dressed in late 19th century attire — repose themselves ...

April 30, 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon and the end of the 20-year Vietnam War. This is my parents’ ...

The longtime union organizer and Adams House cook came to campus at the behest of a friend in the dining workers’ union, who hazarded that Childs — already a seasoned organizer, though still a student ...