Though Tubman is most famous for her successes along the Underground Railroad, her activities as a Civil War spy are less well known.
Rustin and Randolph worked again in 1948 on a successful campaign to end segregation in the U.S. military under President Harry Truman. A pacifist, Rustin protested World War II by resisting the draft ...
Gen. Rufus Saxton wrote that he bore “witness to the value of her services… She was employed in the Hospitals and as a spy [and] made many a raid inside the enemy’s lines displaying remarkable courage ...
By Jim Beaugez Under cover of darkness during the early hours of June 7, 1863, an army of 1,500 Confederate troops approached ...
The Soldier's Body Recovered in Yard is believed to be the last confederate lost in battle. This is about the recovery of Lt.
Somewhere Toward Freedom” tells the story of Sherman’s March to the Sea from the perspective of the formerly enslaved.
The Battle of Gettysburg, too, was explicitly a family affair. Many families sent soldiers who fought on opposite sides, ...
Let's take a look at what happened when students accidentally discovered a US Civil War site, and what this could mean for history!
OSCE observers not invited to monitor upcoming presidential election in Belarus. Belarus to host over 13,000 Russian troops ...
The 16-foot-tall marble obelisk towers above the scatter of gravestones surrounding it. The base is a work of art for its ...
South Korea's spy agency said over 3,000 North Korean soldiers sent to help Russia fight its war against Ukraine are likely to have been killed or injured. Two have been captured alive.