Bones found 10 years ago during excavations for Riverfront Park were determined to be Union soldiers and were properly ...

“ On the morning of May 5, the French tried to intimidate the Mexicans with screeching bugle calls and advanced bayonet ...

The Civil War must have been a confusing time for Native Americans. Pushed from the east and relegated to Indian Territory, ...

The small plaque that stands in Elm Park marks a major contribution that Worcester made in the fight against chattel slavery.

The American Civil War is a pivotal and ugly moment in American ... who apparently got over his whole secession-phobia in a big way. In a late 1862 speech to the legislature of Mississippi ...

When people hear Cinco de Mayo, they picture margaritas and mariachi bands. But for me, a Black gay man, descended from ...

After more than a century, three U.S. soldiers discovered in downtown Fredericksburg were buried at the Fredericksburg National Cemetery, marking a historic Civil War remembrance.

What does Cinco de Mayo celebrate? Brush up on its rich history and modern traditions. (And no, it's not Mexico's ...

By Matt White Published Apr 22, 2025 5:28 PM EDT The first recorded use of pressure-activated land mines was by the Confederate army in 1862 during the Civil War. Union soldiers thought they were ...

No Union victory in the Civil War came easier than the capture of New Orleans. When Union forces sailed up the Mississippi River in 1862 — just over a year after Louisiana seceded — the city ...