American women would not be welcome as full-time military members until 1948, but those who really, really wanted to fight ...

Born in 1846, Wiegel served in the Civil War with the 189th Ohio volunteer infantry before moving to ... You think down south, Tennessee, states and battles that happened far away.

Dover, Tenn.–The 163rd anniversary of the campaign for and the battles of Forts Henry and Donelson is upon us and the ...

The last of the five members of the iconic American rock group, The Band, Garth Hudson’s death is the end of an era.

Abraham Lincoln was assassinated 160 years ago. There had been four years of terrible conflagration and the loss of thousands of lives. I have chosen to honor Black History Month by featuring two of ...

This lecture includes several men from Southeast Minnesota who served with various regiments of United States Colored infantry, heavy artillery, light artillery and engineers. Their units patrolled ...

Americans have celebrated Black History Month each February. This week, explore the history of Ripon’s early African-American ...