After nearly 100 years in an unmarked grave, a Rockford veteran is honored for his role in America’s bloodiest battle. On ...

This Saturday at 1 p.m., all local veterans are invited and encouraged to gather in the Pleasant Lake Cemetery as the Sons of Union Veterans of the ...

As US President Donald Trump hints at regime change in the Islamic Republic, questions are mounting over what that could mean for Iran’s future and its ties to the outside world.

It’s hard to fathom the conviction required to willingly stow away for weeks in the belly of a meat transport ship, risking ...

Victoria Amelina’s unfinished notebook was salvaged after she was killed by a missile. From a bunker, meanwhile, John Lyons ...

The Italian-born filmmaker Roberto Minervini has, until now, focused on documentaries, but his first fiction film bears hallmarks of keen observation and suggestiveness.

In 1912, Civil War veterans and members of Edwardsville Post 461 of the Grand Army of the Republic posed for a portrait on the steps of the public library. Seated at the left is post commander Dr ...

The Militia Act, passed by Congress in 1862, allowed free Black men and formerly enslaved men to fight for the U.S. during the Civil War. These soldiers, part of the U.S. Colored Troops, made up ...

The Virginia Tech computer science professor is the creator of Civil War Photo Sleuth, a publicly available digital home of Civil War-era portraits for soldiers and sailors who served.

Retropolis Transgender soldiers date to the Civil War. As the new administration tries to ban certain people from the military, a history lesson may show us which Americans are battle-tested.

A search for the remains of Black Union soldiers murdered toward the end of the Civil War. Originally a supply depot for Union forces in Kentucky, Camp Nelson became the site where 10,000 Black ...