Morgan’s 1,000-mile raid into Indiana and Ohio was a costly mistake for the Confederate Army. His history in Lexington ...

Archaeologists have reportedly discovered two mass graves of slaughtered Black Union soldiers in Kentucky, unearthing a tragic massacre from the Civil War-era. Researchers used remote sensing ...

In the shadow of Dollywood and the neon-lit attractions of Pigeon Forge sits a treasure hunter’s paradise that locals have been quietly frequenting for years. The Antique Mall might not have roller ...

The state appropriated $6 million in 2022 for a museum in Botetourt, but it’s taken until now to find the local match — and a place to put the facility.

On a farm in Simpsonville, Kentucky, Jake Bryan starts each morning the same way his father, grandfather and ...

We followed a 160-year-old Civil War map straight into the past—armed with metal detectors and a deep respect for history. Each beep brought us closer to uncovering relics left behind by soldiers and ...

BEDFORD COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — This weekend, Old Bedford Village will once again be hosting its annual Civil War weekend. The event will feature several living history interpreters throughout the ...

A white Illinois teen attaches himself to a regiment of Black Union soldiers in the satirical Civil War novel "How to Dodge a Cannonball." NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with author Dennard Dayle about it.

The latest is Ahmed Baset, one of the DOJ team who dusted off an old Civil War-era charge of “seditious conspiracy” against members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers to align with the fake ...

The number of people who have fled Sudan since the beginning of its civil war in 2023 has surpassed four million, U.N. refugee agency officials said on Tuesday, adding that many survivors faced ...

Can the lead plaintiff in the gay marriage case move on from his grief — and can America move on from homophobia?

When websites don’t get the job done, you turn to a professional genealogist like Char McCargo-Bah, the Alexandria native who identified the descendants of 171 of the Civil War-era freed slaves ...