At the time of the Civil War, Columbus, Ohio was often considered the northern-most Southern city and the southern-most Northern city in the United States. Settlers in Franklinton and Downtown ...

Throughout the 19th century, many American leaders supported the development of “internal improvements”— primarily the formation of a transportation infrastructure: roads, turnpikes, and canals. The ...

The gentle clicks of a Jacob’s ladder toy fascinated Lillian Furnier. The Jacob’s ladder toy, along with several other Civil War-era replicas spread across the classroom, were part of the American ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Author Robert Watson provided a short overview about the Civil War during the summer of 1864 and the near invasion of Washington, D.C., by ...

Amid a bloody Civil War in which the freedom of millions of enslaved people likely hung in the balance, David Chippie, a Black cook already in his 40s, stepped forward to serve his country. The year ...

Spotlight on a letter from a young Union soldier interested in a commission with an African American regiment and a tintype of a young master and his slave, Silas Chandler, who fought together in the ...

Insider asked ChatGPT to create a high school-level history lesson to test the accuracy of OpenAI's anti-cheating tool. The tool failed to detect the lesson plan created by AI, so we asked an ...

Armed with fake rifles, tents and dutch ovens, eighth grade students at Franklin Elementary School in Yuba City prepared for an overnight reenactment of the Battle of Gettysburg on Thursday as part of ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! University of Alabama professor Lesley Gordon discusses the Lost Cause and provides and overview of the memory of the Civil War. This lesson plan ...