Tensions with Britain over trade restrictions and impressment continued to grow during Madison’s first term, and in June 1812, he asked Congress for a declaration of war. James Madison ... for ...

O ver a century ago, President Woodrow Wilson established Veterans Day to honor “the heroism of those who died in the country’s service” after the First World War. Wilson proclaimed that the day, ...

Researching her family history, Cheryl Wills found she was related to a former slave who served in the Civil War with the ...

More than two and half centuries ago, a historic Civil War skirmish took place in Lafayette, in which Capt. Arthur W. Marsh was killed in action. The marker, located near the intersection of Pont des ...

The post-Civil War era was brought to life Saturday by actors portraying Grand Army of the Republic members. Union soldiers ...

Best-selling author Erik Larson’s latest book., “The Demon of Unrest” chronicles the timeline, and details, of America’s ...

Joe Crawford reflects on his great-grandfather's service in the Civil War, his sacrifice and the family's tradition of ...

He may authorize the impressment of male slaves between the ... "In the beginning of this war the Confederate Government asked for the patriotic cooperation of the people of the country, and ...

The most famous battle of the Civil War took place just outside of Gettysburg. Morning Edition stopped by the historic site ...

A grim reaper had mowed down the flower of American manhood. At Gettysburg. Shiloh. Antietam. Vicksburg. The Civil War claimed over 750,000 soldiers. It remains by far the deadliest war in American ...

In the last months of his life, serious doubts were raised about the alleged soldier's age and the claim that he fought in ...