The Soldier's Body Recovered in Yard is believed to be the last confederate lost in battle. This is about the recovery of Lt.

A short walk from the Strand in Liverpool city centre is a commemorative plaque which seems completely out of place in the ...

Retired 1st Sgt. Mark Matthews was a soldier who saw the U.S. Army evolve from horse-mounted cavalry to diesel-driven, ...

Gilbert Bates was getting madder by the minute. The 31-year-old farmer was chewing the fat with a neighbor in November 1867.

The Alabama Secretary of State is gunning for Fort Novosel to be renamed back to Fort Rucker after Defense Secretary Pete ...

Technically, all three ways of punctuating Presidents' Day are correct. "Presidents' Day" implies celebrating more than one ...

The contemporary idea of a Presidents’ Day came in 1968, when Congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday ... who led the Union during the Civil War and put an end to slavery.

Litchfield’s G.A.R. Hall holds a special place in my heart. For about three years, while I was writing my two Terry Tales books, it was my second home. It was in the G.A.R. that I ...

J.T. Pinna and wife Kaira Grundig, owners of Half Moon Rondout Cafe in Kingston. Pinna’s podcast reaches millions. (Photo by Rokosz Most) With a glance. With a wince. With a scowl. With a shake of the ...

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

In Alabama, many have come through the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth Airport, but have you ever stopped to ask, why is it named ...

U.S. post offices will close for a day next week in recognition of a national holiday.