On July 4, 1863, after 47 days of battle, Lt. General John Pemberton’s Confederate troops surrendered to General Ulysses S.

Americans, on July 4th, celebrate the nation’s birthday, when the Continental Congress officially declared that the United States was no longer a British colony, but an independent country. It gained ...

When Bill Hanchett died in 2016, his son found a bundle of letters and postcards to family that he had written while in the ...

A controversial flag which some say cost them their jobs is ready to go on display at a Springfield museum. Here's what you ...

Three men spent time in jail under suspicion of being involved in the murder of Presdient Lincoln 160 years ago. Two were ...

Originally issued by Lincoln during the Civil War in 1863, the proclamation declared enslaved people in the Confederate ...

The larger-than-life legacy of Abraham Lincoln lies, in part, in the smallest special-collections division of the University ...

Griffin reportedly plans to lend his copies of the Thirteenth Amendment and the Emancipation Proclamation to a US institution ...

Every single generation is convinced, it seems, that their revolution will work, and their moment is uniquely in need of ...

The U.S. Secret Service marks its 160th anniversary, reflecting on its evolution from fighting counterfeiting to presidential ...

The Department of Agriculture has announced that it will host the Great American Farmers Market on the National Mall Aug. 3 ...

Citadel founder Ken Griffin paid $18.1 million for copies of the 13th Amendment and the Emancipation Proclamation signed by President Abraham Lincoln.