Exactly 339 days after the U.S. declaration of war on Germany, U.S. and German land troops met in battle for the first time in World War II. The place was the oak groves and citrus valleys of Tunisia, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CARTHAGE, Mo. — Plans are being finalized for the dedication of a new monument marking the July 5, 1861, Battle of Carthage on the ...

CARTHAGE, Mo. — An anniversary of what can arguably be called the first land battle of the American Civil War will be noted during a vespers service Wednesday night at the Carthage site where both ...

Local journalist, history buff and photographer John Hacker has released a new book about a Civil War military engagement in Jasper County in 1861 that was dubbed “the first serious conflict between ...

For history buffs and Civil War enthusiasts, the Battle of Carthage Museum offers a place to learn more about one of the first full-scale land battles of the war. Located on the main square in ...

Carthage, Tunisia (WHTM) In 1985, a war came to an official end – 2,131 years after its final battle. For centuries during the pre-Christian era, two major powers in the Mediterranean Sea area vied ...