Of the nearly 2.7 million servicemembers who joined the United States military to fight for the Union during the American Civil War, Major George Washington “G.W.” Rue had a unique claim to fame.

SPANIARDS, Franco has died,” came the announcement 50 years ago on Spanish TV. If there was any truth to the widely held ...

On Revolution Day in 1935, a battle erupted in front of the Palacio Nacional in Mexico City's Zócalo between fascists and communists.

Walk the moated ramparts, trace battle scars in the brick, and wander to Cockspur Lighthouse on a quiet escape from Savannah.

The history of the world is, perhaps unfortunately, the history of empires. As far back as historians can take us, humans ...

A newly restored Michigan historical flag carried by Union soldiers in the Civil War is back on display in Ionia County after ...

Over the last two years, Ionia VFW members worked to return the flag from its patched state back to its original battle-torn ...

Matt VanAcker said the conservation efforts will allow visitors to view the flag as it was when it returned to the county in ...

VFW Post 12082 of Ionia and VFW Post 4646 of Muir/Lyons are honored to announce that the fully restored battle flag of the 21st Michigan Regiment of the Civil War will be unveiled to the public at 1 p ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Flags do more than just represent your country. They are used for communication too! Learn how they were used at the Battle of Antietam during the ...

Perhaps your history teachers failed to alert you to these Civil War facts: Jefferson Davis nearly got mugged by an angry female mob; Abraham Lincoln loved the Confederate anthem "Dixie," and Paul ...

Thousands turned out for the South Shore town's cherished tradition that stepped off at 10 a.m. from Plymouth Rock.