JEFFERSON, Texas (KTAL/KMSS) — This May, celebrate American history with a Civil War Reenactment in Jefferson, Texas. The 25th annual “Battle for Jefferson” event is put on by the Historic Jefferson ...

JAMESTOWN — Local historian James Lutzweiler will present this month’s First Thursday History Program at the Jamestown Public Library at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Lutzweiler will discuss two seemingly ...

Joe Walker, dressed head to toe as a Civil War-era Union soldier, had his audience on the edge of its seat Tuesday morning. Walker, 64, talked about the dress and health and weapons of Civil War ...

The Battle of Adams Hill monument has been moved to the entrance to the Adams Hill subdivision. The development is called Adams Hill, but I wonder if this means the monument is now nearer the ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Austin’s Black population grew steadily after the end of the American Civil War in the 1860s, and most lived in small communities called "Freedmen's towns" that were located outside ...

At the end of the Civil War, Union Army Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, to establish a base of operations for his occupying troops, and soon after, he read General Order No. 3 at a ...

Just 20 minutes from the booming Hill Country city of Boerne is a boutique town perfect for a day of antiquing, sipping on award-winning wines and strolling a downtown area filled with budding new ...