Volunteers gathered Saturday at Appomattox Court House National Historical Park for the 30th annual Parks Day.

The surrender of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia to Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant near Appomattox on April 9, 1865 was an event remembered as essentially the end of the ...

President Abraham Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theatre in Washington D.C. by accessing the presidential box. Lincoln would pass away the following morning; this was the first ...

Click to open image viewer. Text and photograph from Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War, Vol. II. Negative by Timothy H. O'Sullivan, text and positive by Alexander Gardner. This station is ...

The Bella Vista Civil War Round Table will host a historical stage presentation at 7 p.m. May 7 at Cooper Elementary School, ...

Iceland’s Golden Circle route continues to attract visitors with its mix of natural and cultural landmarks, while volunteers at Virginia’s Appomattox Court House National Historical Park marked the ...

Today, our Nation marks the birthday of President Ulysses S. Grant—the fearless general who carried the Union to victory in the Civil War. As our ...

The assassinations of US presidents had lasting impacts on American history, shaping political policies, security measures ...

Abraham Lincoln passed away 101 years ago this week, 6 days after Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered at the Appomattox Court House in Virginia. Lincoln was 56 years old. Lee was 58 years ...

Today, our Nation marks the birthday of President Ulysses S. Grant-the fearless general who carried the Union to victory in the Civil War. As our ...

Mississippi is one of four states that observes Confederate Memorial Day as a state holiday. What to know about when, why state employees get a day off ...