Three men spent time in jail under suspicion of being involved in the murder of Presdient Lincoln 160 years ago. Two were ...

Un/Bound: Free Black Virginians, 1619-1865,” tells stories from a variety of perspectives — personal, community and family.

The CSS "Shenandoah" only learned of the Confederacy's defeat in the summer of 1865. That June, the cruiser's crew sank 24 ...

America’s old jails and prisons stand as grim testaments of some of the country’s darkest chapters. They were often the places where gunslingers, bootleggers, civil rights marchers, and draft dodgers ...

Juneteenth celebrations are known for the variety of programs and events that highlight African American history and culture. In the 1960s, students at Prairie View A&M ...

The Confederate raider ship CSS Shenandoah had captured 25 Union vessels between May 27 and June 28, 1865. It wasn’t until June that its commanders were aware of the Confederate surrenders.

The capture of Richmond plucks out the very heart of the rebellion. It is not enough to say that the rebel capital has been taken. Richmond bore a much more important relation to the rebellion ...

After Confederate Forces Captured Their Children, These Black Mothers Fought to Reunite Their Families During the Civil War, Confederates targeted free Black people in the North, kidnapping them ...

The correspondent writes that. "He (GRANT) proceeded next to make the startling assertion that Richmond is a doomed city, and that Mr. DAVIS and Gen. LEE are well aware of the fact.

The US Civil War, fought from 1861 to 1865, was a defining moment in this nation’s history settling the question of slavery once and for all. It was by far the bloodiest conflict that the United ...

In February 1865, Lincoln was “more depressed than I have seen him since he became president,” a visitor to the White House. At one point, the exhausted president had to hold a Cabinet meeting ...