On March 27, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order, insisting that our history must “focus on the greatness of the achievements and progress of the American people.” At the root of Trump’s ...

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 ...

Juneteenth: The war's official end may have been marked by military surrender, but the abolition of slavery was formally proclaimed on June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas, a day now commemorated as ...

"Lee's surrender to Grant at Appomattox Court House evokes a highly gratifying image in the popular mind-it was, many believe, a moment that transcended politics, a moment of healing, a moment of ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The sword Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee had at his side when he surrendered to Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant is returning to Appomattox as the centerpiece of a new museum examining ...

Conservative columnist Charles Krauthammer has reviewed President Barack Obama’s first offer as a means of resolving the impending fiscal cliff and found them wanting. In fact, he found them to be ...

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 ...

This video looks at what became of the Confederates after the Civil War ended in 1865. From the surrender at Appomattox to the challenges of Reconstruction, we examine how former Confederate soldiers ...