The man moved his family during the Civil War, and if real estate is all about location, location, location, then Wilmer ...
WASHINGTON (WCSC) - The nation’s 17th president signed a proclamation in 1866 declaring the end of the Civil War, more than a year after the Confederate surrender. President Andrew Johnson said in ...
The CSS “Shenandoah” only learned of the Confederacy’s defeat in the summer of 1865. That June, the cruiser’s crew sank 24 American merchant vessels, unaware that the conflict had already ended ...
El Dorado Hills: Savas Beatie, 2025. Pp. x, 242. Illus., maps, appends, notes, biblio., index. $35.00 paper. ISBN: 1611217342 The End of the War in the East and Soldiers’ Homecomings Nearly forty ...
Thursday, April 9, marks the 150th anniversary of the Confederate surrender at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. In recognition of this historic event that symbolized the end of the Civil War, take a ...
In November, a team at the Northeastern State University Archives made a historical discovery as its members sorted through a box found in storage labeled “Indian Correspondence.” In it was an ...
Several states in the south still observe Confederate Memorial Day in April as an official holiday, giving state workers the day off to pay homage to the those died during the Civil War. The war was ...
A depiction of General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox. On March 27, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order, insisting that our history must “focus on the greatness of the achievements and ...