For Barbara Beirne, being a photographer meant building a relationship of trust and collaboration with her subjects and using ...

On September 17, Lee met General McClellan in the bloodiest single day of fighting in the war and in American history. Union ...

In March 1864, William T. Sherman assumed command of the Union Army in the West, and in May, he began a destructive march ...

This Congressional Gold Medal was awarded on December 17, 1863 to General Grant after his victory at Vicksburg. The battle of Vicksburg was a turning point for the Union Army. The siege lasted six ...

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education marked a turning point in the history of race relations in the United States. On May 17, 1954, the Court stripped away constitutional ...