American women would not be welcome as full-time military members until 1948, but those who really, really wanted to fight ...

This video covers the historic last Civil War funeral of Confederate Lt. Andrew Jackson Buttram, whose remains were recovered ...

Artifacts found Metal detecting for confederate soldier civil war camps (private permission). After filming last week's ...

Women presenting as men — whether to escape the stifling construct of feminine life or to stay close to husbands or brothers ...

A short walk from the Strand in Liverpool city centre is a commemorative plaque which seems completely out of place in the ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: Fort Clinch is one of the top attractions on the island, especially for first-time visitors. The fort is impressive and fun – and don't miss the panoramic views from atop the ...

Despite being little more than the answer to trivia questions today, Vaughn Meader was a pioneer who paved the way for ...

On June 19, 1864, the Union sloop-of-war USS Kearsarge laid in wait outside the French port of Cherbourg for the Confederate commerce ... the main theater of the Civil War, it was a famous sea ...

Pullman porters did more than carry bags, they paved the way for higher education opportunities, the professional working ...

Gilbert Bates was getting madder by the minute. The 31-year-old farmer was chewing the fat with a neighbor in November 1867.

The tragedy that was the Civil War had been over for barely two years, and its wounds were still fresh. But Bates, a Union veteran ... to walk across the former Confederacy with Old Glory in ...

Fewer workers get Presidents Day as a holiday compared to days like Christmas and Thanksgiving. One economist suggests why it ...