A task force of lawmakers and historians is recommending that Illinois create a full-time commission to commemorate the ...

For some veterans, Monday's ceremony was also an opportunity to reconnect with old friends and people they've served with.

It took 150 years for this veteran to finally get the respect he deserves. Brave black Civil War soldier Sandy Wills was ...

After the Civil War, thousands of Americans poured into the Great Plains on a collision course with western Indian tribes.

At nearly 103 years old, World War II veteran Joe Schott said he believes he has a lot of service ahead of him.

After the Civil War, men returning to Exeter tried their best to get back to work and raise a family. Here are a few of their ...

President Joseph R. Biden posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor to Union Army Soldiers Private Philip G. Shadrach and Private George D. Wilson, who were part of the "Great Locomotive Chase" and died ...

For several decades, the cremated remains of more than two dozen American Civil War veterans languished in storage facilities ...

As resistance to integration mounted, Florence Mars bought a camera and began to photograph thousands of subjects, including the trial of the killers of Emmett Till.

Discover how an Imperial alumnus leveraged his experience and research at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering to create a TIME Best Invention smart cane. We train the next generation ...

The most famous battle of the Civil War took place just outside of Gettysburg. Morning Edition stopped by the historic site ...

The people buried there include Basil Biggs, a local man who lived at the time of the Civil War. Because he had access to wagons and horses, he was hired after the battle for the gruesome job of ...