William Faulkner famously wrote, "The past is never dead. It's not even past." That could describe some of the recent historical discourse on the presidential campaign trail. First came Republican ...

Howell Raines, a former executive editor of the New York Times, is the author of “Silent Cavalry: How Union Soldiers from Alabama Helped Sherman Burn Atlanta — and Then Got Written Out of History.” A ...

The smell of campfires and gunpowder were in the air at Burton Century Village Museum and Historical Education Center’s Civil War re-enactment. The encampment took place on May 24 at 14653 E. Park St.

By Erin Flynn Jay for Spotlight PA This story first appeared in PA Local, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA taking a fresh, ...

Civil War history enthusiasts gather in Litchfield, Minnesota, for annual symposium The Twin Cities Civil War Round Table conducted its annual Civil War Symposium at the Litchfield Opera House on ...

The Civil War battle, as most folks in town will share, “only lasted three days,” yet it still is Lexington’s claim to fame. The goal now is to get those 60,000 visitors to venture downtown for lunch ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Archaeologists in Virginia are trying to identify the remains of four Confederate soldiers who were killed in the Civil War. The ...

Two museum projects are being planned for Fayetteville and Cumberland County, with coordinators and local leaders emphasizing that both will not “whitewash,” or omit history. The NC History Center on ...

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) – Those taking a walk in downtown Greeneville will probably notice the towering steeple of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. But just above the front doorway to the right ...

Monthaven, a hub for artists that sits just off West Main Street in Hendersonville, has a storied past.