During the Civil War, Union Army Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman and his troops arrived in Savannah, Georgia, days before Christmas in 1864. The city was their final stop on Sherman's March to the Sea, ...

For Americans, the first half of April should bring to mind a host of events. It was in this month in 1865 the Civil War was largely ended, and the long painful task of rebuilding the nation began. It ...

Festivities will conclude Saturday night with a marker dedication ceremony, courtesy of the Georgia Civil War Commission. The commission will dedicate two plaques to the Lemon House property, one ...

Nov. 15 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1791, Georgetown University, in what is now Washington, D.C., opened as the first Roman Catholic college in the United States. In 1864, Union General ...