About George Wythe Randolph. George Wythe Randolph was a Virginia lawyer, planter, politician and Confederate general. After representing the City of Richmond during the Virginia ...

Each October, eighth-grade students attending North Gem Middle School step back in time to experience a defining period of American History as they reenact a Civil War battle for fellow ...

A recent acquisition at the Vigo County History Center is a grouping of personal military papers of assistant surgeon Robert ...

Democrats and Republicans are in a race to the bottom—and the worst consequences will extend far beyond next month’s midterms.

Children and teachers are keeping learning alive through Sudan’s war. Sustained investment can help more children return to safe classrooms.

(TriceEdneyWire.com)—The obsession with the Confederate battle flag never ended. The Confederate battle flag is not just a generic flag. It is associated with those who sought secession from the Union ...

Elizabeth Van Lew operated a network of spies in Richmond, Virginia, sending coded messages to General Ulysses S. Grant ...

Lincoln was right about secession before he was wrong. In 1848 he correctly supported the idea of secession noting that it was for "anyone" and did not require ...

Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott has warned that Australia risks 'sleepwalking through lotus land' unless it confronts the implications of a potential war in the pacific involving China.

The US State Department has waived human rights conditions for ​more than $300 million of military aid to Egypt in light of Cairo's "helpful role" since the launch of the US ‌war with Iran, according ...

This hypothetical simulation imagines what could happen if political unrest escalated into a second American Civil War, beginning with protests and secession before spreading into open armed conflict.

Explore the Civil War era, from slavery and secession to major battles, emancipation, and the conflict’s lasting impact on the United States.