civil war

President Biden awarded the Medal of Honor to two Union soldiers who stole a locomotive in Confederate territory and drove it north while destroying railroad tracks and telegraph lines.

Sgt. Maj. Milton M. Holland, and First Sgts. Robert Pinn, Powhatan Beaty and James H. Bronson stepped up and were able to lead their companies to victory.

Author Erik Larson, one of the most popular authors of non-fiction history, joins us to discuss his new book The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War.

Fleischer's Auctions offered $40,000 to $60,000 for the sword. It sold for more than $150,000.

Author Erik Larson, one of the most popular authors of non-fiction history, joins us to discuss his new book The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War.

Hasan Kwame Jeffries is an Associate Professor of African American History at The Ohio State University. He says Ohio always had free African Americans who lived here.

Ohio played an important role in Union efforts during the Civil War. Over 300,000 Ohioans served in the Union Army and over 35,000 died during the war.

The U.N. and The International Committee of the Red Cross applauded the effort and hope it will lead to further releases by Houthi rebels as well as by the Saudi-led coalition waging war in Yemen.

Quilts traditionally provide warmth and comfort. Story quilts link these qualities with history, and there are quilts right now in Wilberforce that tell…

Some 200,000 African-Americans served as soldiers in the Civil War. Quite a lot fewer served as doctors or nurses - just 13, to be exact.A new exhibit at…