In the early morning hours of June 20, 1864, hundreds of Union soldiers arriving through light fog on the James River crept ...

What is known is that Cape Girardeau, under the command of Brigadier General John McNiel, was the southernmost Union-held city in the region. A Confederate Brigadier General named John Marmaduke led ...

Drawing his title from Lincoln’s 1858 “House Divided” speech, independent scholar Hyslop, author of several works on the American West, makes the case that in opening territories to slavery, westward ...

Today’s episode will focus on one of the biggest – and most important – turning points in world history; the Battle of ...