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

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

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

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 ...

The first Juneteenth was held in Galveston the next year. Celebrations were low-key affairs, often kept to church gatherings and community events. Despite gaining their freedom, the lot of Black ...

A Henrico County Circuit Court judge on Tuesday ordered that licensed counselors be allowed to engage underage clients in a ...

Mr. Stoll writes regularly at TheEditors.com. He was a founding partner in The New York Sun and, between 2002 and 2008, its managing editor. He is author of 'JFK, Conservative.' ...