Roy Cooper, standing in the Shenandoah County Library in Edinburg, looked down at a photo of himself — a young boy, no older ...

Here is a look at the US Department of Veterans Affairs. Facts There are 16.2 million veterans in the United States, according to the most recent statistics from the US Census. More than nine million ...

One such defender is President Donald Trump. “Sad to see the history and culture of our great country being ripped apart with the removal of our beautiful statues and monuments,” Trump tweeted in 2017 ...

After celebrations of his life in Atlanta and Washington, D.C., President Carter ... I could be buried in Arlington Cemetery or wherever I want, but my wife was born here and I was born here.

Emancipation Day. Freedom Day. Jubilee Day. Juneteenth is known by many names. On June 19, 1865, Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger delivered General Order No. 3 to the enslaved people and residents of ...

One of Arkansas's native sons, Johnny Cash, had his statue placed in the rotunda of the National Capitol in Washington ... and information about Arkansas Confederate soldiers.

Born into slavery in 1841, he eventually made his way to the Civil War, where his master was fighting for the Confederate Army ... figures like Booker T. Washington, Frederick Douglass and ...

Cushing also trained volunteer troops in Washington ... on Cemetery Ridge. In the face of Lt. Gen. James Longstreet's Assault, Cushing's battery took a severe pounding by Confederate artillery.

Set during the American Civil War, the film chronicles a trio of men racing against each other to find $200,000 in hidden Confederate ... Its final standoff in a cemetery under the scorching ...

Explore the must-see landmarks in South Carolina and soak up the southern charm and natural beauty of this coastal state.