Quakers in the Civil War seems like an inherently contradictory idea; the Society of Friends practices pacifism and nonviolence, and, for many,…

The American Revolutionary War, also known as the American War of Independence was fought between Great Britain and the thirteen British colonies…

It can be difficult to relate to the men and women of the Civil War era.  Despite the extraordinarily different circumstances in…

On May 25, 1843, Sam Houston, Jr. was the first of eight children born to General Sam Houston and Margaret Lea. Sickly…

Confederate troops were rushed by rail to confront the Union army led by Brigadier General Irwin McDowell at Bull Run. Among those…

As the morning sun burned through the fog along the New Market Road about eight miles southeast of Richmond on the autumn…