Posture erect, face tired but proud, Robert E. Lee walked down the steps of the McLean House in Appomattox, Va. The date was ...

Acclaimed Civil War reenactor and historian Curt Fields, Ph.D., will present “This Cruel War is Over: What Now?” at a special meeting of the Civil War Round Table at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 22, at the ...

This small town in northwest Illinois is pulling out all the stops to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Gen. Robert E. Lee's surrender to Gen. U. S. Grant, marking the beginning of the end of the ...

As they paraded by him for the first time in March of 1864, soldiers of the Army of the Potomac knew the general in full dress blues, accented with sash and sword, was the freshly minted commander of ...

More than 100,000 soldiers marched across a newly constructed pontoon bridge and crossed the James River in 1864.

This video offers a historic walkthrough of Ulysses S. Grant’s residence in Galena, IL, where he lived after the Civil War. The home is preserved with many original family artifacts and serves as a ...

GALENA – Whether for his association with the Civil War or civil rights, another United States President from Illinois is currently getting more attention as the nation draws closer to the 150th ...

The enigmatic figure of General Ulysses S. Grant has been the subject of much analysis over recent years, especially as the narrative of “Butcher Grant” has subsided alongside the “Lost Cause” myth.

The 12th annual Ulysses S. Grant Symposium will be held Friday, Nov. 7, at Kellerman-Lorimier Hall in Cape Girardeau, featuring three Grant experts and a tribute to the late Frank Nickell. According ...