Reenactors and a patriotic-clad Union Santa Claus greeted visitors to Fort Ward as part of the annual Civil War Christmas in Camp program Dec. 11 at Fort Ward Museum. “We are here portraying the ...

The gatherings were especially revolutionary because they were free of restrictive measures, known as “Black Codes,” enforced in Confederate states ... “You know how at Christmas people will say ...

Join us for the untold history of "War on Christmas" in the Plum Pudding Riots! This bizarre history made it to the states when Christmas was outright banned by the Massachusetts Bay Colony in ...

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 ...

Five days before Christmas in 1860, South Carolina seceded from the Union. Here's what Charleston was like as the Civil War hung heavy over the holiday & city.

Christmas in America wasn't always the huge festive cultural movement we know today. The Puritans made the celebration of Christmas illegal. They thought such demonstrations were sacrilegious. In the ...

Christmas ornaments are among them. And while these keepsakes may seem apolitical, their very circulation enables Confederate myths and symbols to become “normal” features of people’s daily lives. My ...

Criscrossing decades, continents and conflict, we’ve collected some of the most intriguing stories behind a variety of beloved and notable holiday songs.

Newark Advocate Faith Works columnist Jeff Gill highlights how local Civil War soldiers brought back Christmas traditions they saw on the battlefield.

Newark Advocate Faith Works columnist Jeff Gill highlights how local Civil War soldiers brought back Christmas traditions they saw on the battlefield.

The popular Civil War Christmas in Camp program returned to Fort Ward Museum Dec. 9, featuring reenactors in winter camp settings and period Christmas decorations. The program highlights how ...