She turned 20 when the civil war began during April of 1861. Frances accepted her father’s premise that secession would prove disastrous for the South as well as the nation at large. Josie ‘s ...

Confederate paper money was a promise to exchange the bill for gold or silver, but only after the Confederacy won the war.

Finally, on April 18, 1865, the Civil War ended with the surrender of the Confederate army. 617,000 Americans had died in the war, approximately the same number as in all of America's other wars ...

The Civil War between the United States and the Confederacy was fought over the issue of enslavement. Slavery was the ...

Want to visit the site where the surrender documents were signed during the American Civil War? Don't miss this must-see ...

The remarkable story of Irish woman Mary Sophia Hill, a Civil War nurse ... As Samuel marched off to war and was transferred into the Irish Brigade and then ordered to Richmond, Mary went ...

Fifty-five years of living in the Southeast during which we enjoyed lots of travel resulted in visiting most of the National ...

A New York man's vacation to Puerto Rico turned into a turbulent ordeal when his drunken and violent behavior forced his ...

Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears would be the first Black person nominated by the GOP for Virginia governor. Then again, maybe ...

The Civil Service needs “innovators and disrupters”, a Cabinet minister said as he called for it to follow the “test and learn” approach of tech firms and start-ups. Chancellor of the Duchy of ...

Richmond Joseph’s actions were unbecoming ... leave the courthouse on April 2, 2018, after a hearing on charges, including drug possession. Joseph asked the immigration agent to leave the ...