More than 160 years after Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox, echoes of the Civil ...

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Live Science reports that archaeologists believe they have found evidence of a forgotten and grim event of the Civil War. On ...

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And while it also features the running of the iconic Boston Marathon, Concord and Lexington will mark the day with reenactments, parades, and special exhibits commemorating the start of the war.

Andrew Stanton is a Newsweek weekend reporter based in Maine. His role is reporting on U.S. politics and social issues. Andrew joined Newsweek in 2021 from The Boston Globe. He is a graduate of ...

BLACKSBURG, Va. (WDBJ/Gray News) - What’s now known as the Glencoe Museum in Radford used to be the home of Civil War Confederate Gen. Gabriel Wharton. The home was passed down to his family ...

BLACKSBURG, Va. (WDBJ/Gray News) - What’s now known as the Glencoe Museum in Radford used to be the home of Civil War Confederate Gen. Gabriel Wharton. The home was passed down to his family, and when ...

The second Sudanese civil war from 1983 to 2005 killed an estimated two million people, with widespread documentation of famine and atrocities. In July 2011, Sudan’s southern territory seceded ...