WEST CHESTER, PA — Chester County residents and history enthusiasts are invited to a fascinating public talk on the county’s ...

The extended McCook family of Ohio sent seventeen of its members into Union blue during the Civil War, six of whom died in the service ... and family ties in the period. Brigadier General Robert L.

On orders from generals Robert ... largely be deferred. The Union was saved, but the intersections of race and legacy of slavery, which was at the core of the Civil War, continues to confront ...

Nicknamed "Fighting Joe" for his reputed exploits in the Battle of Williamsburg, Joseph Hooker was a career U.S. Army officer, rising to the rank of major general during the Civil War. Though he ...