Sometimes the little places you pass every day hold much more significance than you realize. That's the case for a Stafford ...

Civil War drummer boy Willie Johnston received the Medal of Honor on Sept. 16, 1863, two months after his 13th birthday.

Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the early modern history and history of the United States of America continues with a new series on the Civil War. Previously, we have ...

Chris and Brittany Davis, owners of Davis Home Renovations, Inc., a well-respected local contracting firm, bought the property at 775 Mawman Avenue in Lake Bluff in 2023.

Christopher George uncovered a late 19th-century Civil War presentation sword in the attic of his historic family home, ...

Kings and Generals’ animated historical documentary series on early modern history and the United States continues with a new series on the Civil War, following their coverage of the American ...

Known today as the “Black Belt,” the southeastern United States was once covered by an ancient sea—one that continues to ...

Early Life and Enslavement: Robert Smalls was born in 1839 in Beaufort, South Carolina, into slavery. His mother, who was also enslaved, worked in a wealthy household, and Smalls’ early life was ...

America’s bloodiest and most tragic war took place. The war is still so controversial that neither side can yet agree on its ...

Beverly Foster's love of history goes back to when she was in first grade. In college, she didn't originally seek a history ...

In 2017, the planned removal of a Confederate statue from a park in Charlottesville, Va., led to a right-wing rally ...

The roots of Howard University Hospital in Washington, D.C. run deep in the city, starting as a seed planted during Lincoln's ...