The small plaque that stands in Elm Park marks a major contribution that Worcester made in the fight against chattel slavery.

Before Lincoln turned the idea of “the Union” into a cause worth dying for, he tried other means of ending slavery in America ...

Howe of Streator, Ill., the youngest volunteer of the civil war. He enlisted first in 1861, when only 10 years and 9 months old, and served for four months, when he was discharged on account of ...

The Civil War (1861-1865) is America’s bloodiest war to date. It cost close to 1,100,000 casualties and claimed over 620,000 lives. These lesson plans are based on History Detectives episodes ...

History: Florida paid dearly for its role in the Civil War, winding up both broken and broke for years afterward ...