From his deathbed in May of 1863, in his final moments, Confederate General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson calmly said: “Let us cross over the river.” Jackson had spent the day fading ...

Each memorial has a place, and those who cherish history should want each statue judged upon careful consideration thereof.

"Our Confederate dead, whom power could not corrupt, whom death could not terrify, whom defeat could not dishonor. It is not ...

In this exciting episode of History Seekers, we go metal detecting on a private site in Munford, Alabama, once home to both ...

House of Smoke” by John T. Edge is a meditation, not an apologia. He tells a difficult story with humility, and the ...

Some listeners were startled; a newspaper reporter later wrote that Lincoln’s speech “passed unnoticed by many”; another ...

(WTAP) -On November 19, 1863, at the dedication of a military cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, during the American Civil ...

A student of historiography and the study of history, as well as history itself, Eric Foner would like yet another American Revolution, one which would fulfill the promise of Reconstruction when ...

The Trump administration has announced new oil drilling off the California and Florida coasts for the first time in decades ...

Brigadier Gen. Joe Shelby, renowned for his Missouri cavalry raid in 1863 where his “Iron Brigade," of Missouri volunteers covered 1,500 miles, -- the longest raid in the Civil War -- surprising Union ...

Today, Richard Randolph is 63 years old and has been on death row for nearly 37 years. He converted to Islam decades ago and ...

Anika Jade Levy’s debut novel captures what it feels like to try to become an artist right now.