The push for universal public education across the United States began in the midst of the Civil War — on the Union-occupied ...

One can hardly imagine what the night of Feb. 17, 1865, must have been like in Charleston. Hours before surrendering to Union ...

A 135-year-old riverfront home in Bluffton, South Carolina, hit the market last ... He had built a home on the land before the beginning of the Civil War, but it was lost during the burning ...

Fifty-five years of living in the Southeast during which we enjoyed lots of travel resulted in visiting most of the National Park Service's many Civil War sites. Each proved enjoyable and educational, ...

The 14th Amendment to the Constitution promises citizenship to those born on U.S. soil, a measure ratified in 1868 to ensure citizenship for former slaves after the Civil War. But in an effort to ...

A Newsweek map shows the safest states to live in during ... West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana and Michigan.

One city in eastern North Carolina has many people falling head ... for those fleeing enslavement in the underground railroad; Civil War battles were also fought in the town, and homes that ...

Nestled along the coast of South Carolina, Beaufort is a hidden gem that’s been polishing its shine for over 300 years. This ...

“All of this ideology was around sort of forgiving the white South for its behaviors in the Civil War and Reconstruction eras, and laying the blame for what happened elsewhere," McElreath said ...

Beaufort, pronounced “BYOO-fert” (not to be confused with its North Carolina namesake), is a gem nestled along the coast of ...

Kenny Holston/The New York Times Disaster areas: President Trump visited parts of North Carolina that were ravaged ... But that policy tug of war didn’t materialize during their brief meeting.

In the background, there is an antique map of Canada. The titles fly off ... worked as a nurse in the Civil War, and served as a spy for the Union Forces in South Carolina. [A black and white photo of ...