William Harvey Carney actions amid some of the most intense combat of the Civil War would earn him the respect of his fellow troops and the Medal of Honor.

Sgt. William Carney, whose Civil War heroism was portrayed by Denzel Washington in the movie "Glory," will get his own comic ...

The filmmaker talks to editorial page editor James Dao about how his newest project is the most important one he’ll ever make ...

So successful was the Lost Cause propaganda campaign that most Americans forgot the true meaning of the Civil War.

The first glimmers of public discontent emerged in American music. In 1963 Bob Dylan condemned the “Masters of War” who “hide ...

A significant piece of local and American history – one no one knew existed for over 200 years – will soon return home to ...

Jakarta’s revised TNI law illustrates the danger of the “MOOTW” doctrine – a worrying concept that is not unique to Indonesia ...

Habeas corpus is a critical safeguard of liberty. In the words of Chief Justice John Marshall in the seminal 1803 case, Marbury v. Madison, the “very essence” of civil liberty is “the right to claim ...

Reenactors showed thousands of people the story start of the American Revolutionary War and the "shot heard round the world" ...

Charles H. Walker settled in Columbia County after the war, and his descendants are committed to preserving and sharing his ...

Charles H. Walker's family is committed to preserving and sharing his diary, which has entries from September 1861 through ...

For 250 years, historians have argued over who fired first at the Battle of Lexington, when Massachusetts militiamen faced British soldiers about 20 miles west of Boston.