Virginia did not allow Black residents to vote until after the Civil War. But during the war, a group of Black soldiers in ...

Ultimately, as many historians point out, Lincoln’s re-election was most likely ensured when General William T. Sherman and ...

Like the upcoming election only weeks away, the election of 1864 was considered the most important in history up until that point. Accordingly, the Confederacy planned arguably the first October ...

After the American Civil War Battle of Gettysburg (July 1-3 1863), taken in conjunction with Grant’s capture of Vicksburg on ...

No. 17 WEST TWENTIETH-STREET, NEW-YORK, Oct. 24, 1864. To the Editor of the Herald: Having noticed in the Herald of the 20th of September last, the subjoined paragraph, I transmitted it to Gen.

Abraham Lincoln had been president since 1861; his election was a major factor in the war beginning. During his presidency, ...

Arizona voters are set to decide whether to guarantee the right to abortion in the state constitution. The swing state is one ...

As mentioned in the above quote, while the first Thomas Nast Republican elephant cartoon appeared in the Harper’s Weekly ...

In the recent election cycle, Republicans retained control over Ohio's high court and are leading in removing a Democratic justice in North Carolina. Democrats secured seats in Kentucky and Michigan's ...

(WRIC) — Richmond National Battlefield Park will host an event commemorating the anniversary of the 5th United States Colored Troops voting in the 1864 presidential election at Fort Harrison.

In the United States, the Electoral College determines who will become president and vice president, according to the U.S. Constitution. Florida has 30 of the 538 Electoral College votes in the 2024 ...

The results of the 2024 election may blow away the controversy surrounding the proposed Lava Ridge wind energy project. More ...