Is Trump Assembling a War Cabinet?

Is Trump Assembling a War Cabinet?

The last man standing between the U.S. and war with Iran may be a four-star general affectionately known to his Marines as “Mad Dog.” Gen. James Mattis, the secretary of defense, appears to be the last man in the Situation Room who believes the Iran...
Civil War Gold Stirs Hopes

Civil War Gold Stirs Hopes

For decades, treasure hunters in Pennsylvania have suspected that there is a trove of Civil War gold lost in a rural forest in the northwestern part of the state. But the mystery about where it is hidden, or if it even exists, has recently deepened. Last week, F.B.I....
Nashville Finally Gets it Right

Nashville Finally Gets it Right

Nashville has taken a surprising but welcome approach to remembering its Civil War history that hopefully many more municipalities will follow. Instead of embracing the Confederacy and the rhetoric of the Lost Cause like many of its Southern neighbors, Nashville has...
Civil War’s Lingering End

Civil War’s Lingering End

On April 9, 1865, General Robert E. Lee surrendered his Confederate troops to the Union’s Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, marking the beginning of the end of the grinding four-year-long American Civil War. But it would be more than 16 months...