It is fascinating to note that, notwithstanding his antisemitism, Sherman was a great admirer of Rose Eytinge (1835-1911), a Jewish-American actress and author who rose to become one of the most popul ...

We took a historic tour of General U.S. Grant's Home ... outside of a few pieces that are noted during the tour. Ulysses S. Grant was an important person in the History of our country and his ...

Grant Presidential Library and Museum was formally transferred to Mississippi State University March 20. The agreement between the university and the Ulysses S. Grant Association, the collection’s ...

U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant first met Anthony as a Union Army general in 1863, and they remained close throughout Grant’s two-term presidency (1869–1877) and until his death in 1885. Their ...

As a soldier, General Ulysses S. Grant had depended upon the able assistance of Ely S. Parker, a Seneca Indian. As president, Grant tried with little success to ensure peaceful relations with ...

February 12 marks the birth of one of the greatest leaders of the United States of America. On February 12, 1809 one person ...

These are not people with whom we can negotiate, so turn to the lessons of history for dealing with non-negotiable opponents.

In his book Fear No Pharaoh, Richard Kreitner examines the reactions of six Jewish Americans to slavery and the Civil War.

As they paraded by him for the first time in March of 1864, soldiers of the Army of the Potomac knew the general in full dress blues, accented with sash and sword, was the freshly minted commander of ...