William Harvey Carney, born in slavery, was the hero of the Battle of Battery Wagner, fought in South Carolina in 1863.

OVERVIEW: Abraham Lincoln’s presidency was defined by the Civil War. Before he even took office—and largely because of his election—southern states were seceding from the Union, and he would ...

Bruce Levine described the Civil War as the second American Revolution and Abraham Lincoln as a Revolutionary leader, in this talk with students at Western Illinois University. Following his ...

With U.S. President Barack Obama confronting two foreign wars and the potential for more, this timely book by the noted American Civil War historian McPherson shows how Abraham Lincoln handled the ...

Description. This lesson explores Abraham Lincoln's use of the telegraph during the Civil War. The lesson, which features author Tom Wheeler speaking at an event at the Virginia Center for Civil ...

OXFORD — John Voehl of Colorado, a nationally recognized Lincoln historian, and his wife will present “The 161st Anniversary of the Civil War with a Living History of Abraham and Mary Lincoln ...

President Abraham Lincoln, amid the most turbulent administration and deadliest conflict in American history, defeated bitter personal rival and former Civil War Gen. George McClellan to win re ...

A previously unpublished letter by Abraham Lincoln that offers insight on his management of the Civil War sold Wednesday for $85,000. The letter, dated Aug. 19, 1861—during the first year of the ...

Abraham Lincoln pardoned President Biden's great-great-grandfather after a late-night Civil War-era brawl, documents reportedly show, linking the two presidents across the centuries. The court ...

The Tuscarawas Valley Civil War Roundtable will meet in the Community Room of the Dover Public Library on Thursday, May 12 at 6:30 p.m. The featured presenter, John Fazio, will present, "The Death ...

But he comes to Washington a few times a year, and he had invited me over to talk about Abraham Lincoln. As the 150th anniversary of the Civil War ticks along, we’re hearing a lot about Lincoln.