Gen. Rufus Saxton wrote that he bore “witness to the value of her services… She was employed in the Hospitals and as a spy [and] made many a raid inside the enemy’s lines displaying remarkable courage ...

The exhibit is open now and spotlights the vital role Black soldiers played in the Civil War. It features Lincoln-era photographs, letters, documents, and art. “With this exhibi ...

The President of the United States serves as the Commander in Chief of the nation’s armed forces. While not in the chain of command, the Vice President is next in line to take command. Although these ...

These Black soldiers, who fought in the Civil War and WWII, often returned home ... a captain with the 22nd United States Colored Infantry. “It’s all got an overlaying sadness, because these ...

But as a new government takes shape in Damascus, Syrians and foreign observers alike worry about how inclusive, ...