By: Steve Szkotak, Associated Press
RICHMOND (AP).- Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee characterized Virginia’s Civil War secession as a revolution and President Abraham Lincoln uncharacteristically scolded a couple for their lack of loyalty to the Union …
Smithsonian Recounts Balloon Flights of Civil War
By: Brett Zongker, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP).- The National Air and Space Museum will re-create a key moment in the nation’s first attempt at an air force during the Civil War 150 years ago — decades before the first airplane flight. In Jun…
New York State to Display Civil War Flags in New Exhibition at Military Museum
WATERFORD, NY (AP).- A Confederate flag with links to President Abraham Lincoln and the first Union officer killed in the Civil War will be the centerpiece of an exhibit featuring New York’s large collection of banners from the conflict, state official…
Robert F. Kennedy-Owned Emancipation Proclamation Goes for $3.7 Million
NEW YORK (AP).- A copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by President Abraham Lincoln that was purchased by Robert F. Kennedy sold Friday for more than $3.7 million, an auction record for a U.S. presidential document. Kennedy bought the printed c…
150 Years Ago, Lincoln’s Election Set March to War
By: Brett Zongker, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP).- With the wounds of a hard-fought political campaign still raw, the country was sharply divided by the time the election was finished. It was 150 years ago Saturday: President Abraham Lincoln was el…
Robert F. Kennedy-Owned Emancipation Proclamation Up for Auction
NEW YORK (AP).- A copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Lincoln and bought by Robert F. Kennedy, who drew inspiration from the document as he enforced civil rights legislation in the 1960s, is going up for auction and could fetch as much as $…
Robert F. Kennedy-Owned Emancipation Proclamation Up for Auction
NEW YORK (AP).- A copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Lincoln and bought by Robert F. Kennedy, who drew inspiration from the document as he enforced civil rights legislation in the 1960s, is going up for auction and could fetch as much as $…