In April 1861, just three days after the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter, President Abraham Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers to fill the ranks of the Union Army and end the rebellion in the ...

As the 21st century starts its second quarter, the number of people interested in portraying and imitating the lives of those ...

While these treasures from the past are for sale, every once in a while one appears that could be considered priceless. “Signed Abraham Lincoln letters have shown up,” said Bob Zurko of Zurko ...

Provides information on fabrics, materials, and manufacturing; a discussion of daily life and dress; and the types of clothes worn by men, women and children of all ...

NAZARETH, Pa. - A major donation is keeping history alive in Nazareth. The Jacobsburg Historical Society has received a donation of Civil War clothing and other articles that had belonged to ...

"The Spirit of Freedom Celebration" connects IPS students with historical reenactors demonstrating the crucial role African Americans played in the Civil War.

The cartoon’s caption reads “ Jefferson Davis Reaping the Harvest.” The Confederate president is depicted as an eyeless ghoul ...