John Williams wasn’t a particularly tall man, standing at 5 feet, 6 inches, but he made a big impact after joining the Union ...

Civil War drummer boy Willie Johnston received the Medal of Honor on Sept. 16, 1863, two months after his 13th birthday.

John Adams Knight, whose house sits in Auburn's West Pitch Park, acknowledged that once he backed the North, it was a trying ...

For 250 years, the US Army has adapted as a living organization composed of operating units and institutional organizations ...

New Civil War research armed with more data gives the fullest picture yet of not just the overall death toll but its disproportionate impact on the South, including Georgia.

Visitors to the Bowdish Birthday Bash Saturday afternoon had a chance to glimpse Civil War era life in America. Christina ...

The Unicef report provides an appalling window into the abuse of children in the country's civil war ... During the 19 days I spent there, I reached a point where I wanted to end my life." ...

Early Life and Enslavement: Robert Smalls was born in 1839 in Beaufort, South Carolina, into slavery. His mother, who was ...

The state Capitol stairs serve as a stark example of complicated work performed by a complicated man, who lived a remarkable ...

In his autobiography, ‘A Journey in Service’, the former Military President recounted that it was during that fierce ... I knew this would be a life-changing experience.” ...