Grant resided in the Driftless Area of northwest Illinois from spring 1860, following his first stint in the U.S. Army, until the outbreak of the Civil War.

Presidents Day 2026 is days away. Find out what's open and closed, if mail will be delivered and who gets the federal holiday ...

History professor Gabor S. Boritt, a Hungarian immigrant to the United States who wrote widely about the Civil War and ...

President Donald Trump wants to build a massive arch near the Lincoln Memorial. He says the idea dates back around 200 years but was interrupted by the Civil War — despite history suggesting that wasn ...

Florida recognizes the birthdays of both Martin Luther King, Jr. and Confederate General Robert E. Lee on the same day in January. Florida law still includes three Confederate holidays: Robert E.

But alongside honors for the slain civil rights leader is recognition for Civil War general Robert E. Lee. Alabama and Mississippi are the only states that combine King and Lee in the same holiday. In ...