Paul Kern, a WWI soldier, never slept again after a head injury, staying awake for 40 years while living a full, active life.

FLINT, MI – When Confederate troops fired on Fort Sumter in South Carolina’s Charleston Harbor in mid-April 1861, it marked the beginning of the war between the states. President Abraham Lincoln ...

Dan Mason in 1864 Credit: Courtesy of Glover Historical Society On a 2007 outing to the Northeast Kingdom, Tyler Alexander stopped by the Westlook Cemetery in Glover to visit his grandfather’s grave.

At first glance, there was nothing unusual about Pvt. Lyons Wakeman. The service record in the National Archives is similar to countless other Civil War soldiers. Coloring: Fair complected with brown ...

Insider Tip: You’re going to find out that walking into the Horse Soldier Gettysburg feels less like entering a shop and more like stepping into a museum or an old research library—one where the glass ...