Shutterstock The Closest the Confederacy Came to the Capitol The Confederacy’s last real shot at winning came in summer 1864 ...

Wikimedia Commons/Digital Public Library of America Andrews’ Raiders, The first-ever Medal of Honor recipients The Great ...

One of the most enduring stories we have been taught is that during the bloody U.S. Civil War from 1861 to 1865, Canada was on the side of freedom – a “North Star” to tens of thousands of ...

An up and coming Underground Railroad and Civil War interpretive site, the Mifflin farmstead in Hellam Township observed Black History Month Feb. 6, 2025 with notables gathering in spite of the ...

The idea for the statue came from CIA officers who studied Tubman in a leadership class, including her time spying for the Union Army during the Civil War. Image: Harriet Tubman.

That's part of the story behind a new exhibit at the Reading Railroad Museum titled "Pulling For The Union". "This is the 160th anniversary of the end of the Civil War. We thought we'd feature it ...

BENTONVILLE, AR / ACCESSWIRE / August 5, 2016 / The critically praised Civil War drama "UNION BOUND" will launch onto DVD this week at Walmart Stores across the USA, announced distributor Hannover ...

Six of the raiders were awarded the United States’ first Medals of Honor in March 1863, and eventually 19 were similarly honored. As a civilian, Andrews was not eligible for the award. Wilson and ...

From the Statesman archives: Railroad, freedom colonies changed Austin after Civil War By Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman Updated Feb 10, 2025 9:56 a.m.

An up and coming Underground Railroad and Civil War interpretive site, the Mifflin farmstead in Hellam Township observed Black History Month Feb. 6, 2025 with notables gathering in spite of the ...