The CSS "Shenandoah" only learned of the Confederacy's defeat in the summer of 1865. That June, the cruiser's crew sank 24 ...

Confederate general Robert E. Lee surrenders to Union general Ulysses S. Grant at the Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865 in this painting, titled "Let Us Have Peace" by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris.

Although Donald Trump won Wyoming by a wider margin than any other state in the 2024 presidential election, Equality State ...

Fitz Lee grew up in Dinwiddie County, received the Medal of Honor for bravery during wartime and died of health issues ...

[LEXINGTON] Washington and Lee University has received a collection of 29 vintage prints and original graphics depicting Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox.

Fitz Lee never achieved an Army rank higher than private, while Robert E. Lee was a colonel in the United State Army before resigning his commission and becoming general and the commanding officer of ...

The United States has demanded “unconditional surrender” only a handful of times, and when it has, it meant complete capitulation; no negotiations, no guarantees for the losing side.

A bone-stock Chevrolet Corvette C8 leaped over a dirt ramp, clearing the landing by a few inches, despite going slower than ...

Juneteenth, the day commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, is not a state holiday in Florida. Here's what to ...

As it is a federal holiday, some services and stores will be closed. Here's what to know ahead of the summer holiday.

The Juneteenth proclamation said that slaves were free from bondage, but were not going to be allowed to leave their owners.