He had experience in Congress as both a representative and senator, and had been secretary of war under President Franklin ...

On April 12, 1861, barely a month after Lincoln took office, Confederate forces fired on Union troops at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, and the Civil War began. Lincoln acted swiftly, wielding more ...

We must become critical consumers of history again. Our present-day society demands it. We as black historians and consumers have a new black power. We finally have a platform to give our studied ...

How do you grieve for a nation? We know how to grieve for lost loved ones. We know the stages of grief. We know how to ...

By Febrary 1, 1861, six more states -- Mississippi ... Lincoln's statement, however, did not satisfy the Confederacy, and on April 12 they attacked Fort Sumter, a federal stronghold in Charleston ...

Visit the Fort Morgan Library/Museum on Tuesday, Nov. 12, at noon to learn about “Medicine and Nursing in the American Civil War.” The Civil War began on April 12, 1861, and continued until April ...

Abraham Lincoln of Illinois was elected President of the United States of America on November 6, 1860, for a four-year term. One year later, on November 6, 1861, Jefferson Davis of Mississippi was ...

Harriet Tubman was posthumously awarded the rank of brigadier general of the Maryland National Guard on Monday in recognition ...

Times could be changing a little, with the city currently working on potential historic districts in Sacramento’s LGBTQ+ ...

Come to the library at 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 13 for the Fort Morgan Museum and Library’s next Fall into Winter Author series with ...

1861. A 3% tax was imposed on all annual incomes over $800. The purpose was to finance the Civil War. Generally, federal income tax is due on April 15 of every year. The day shifts to the ...