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Author Marc Wortman discusses his new book The Bonfire: The Siege and Burning of Atlanta on Wed...

Historian Ron Smith discusses his new book Thomas Ewing Jr.: Frontier Lawyer and Civil War General....

Meet the Past features Library Director Crosby Kemper III interviewing prominent historical figures (as portrayed by a...

Comprised largely of free-state sympathizers, the German community of Concordia was located in Lafayette County, which contained more slaves tha...

A panel of military historians will discuss the significance of the Battle of Gettysburg on Wednesday, July 1,...

Jennifer Weber, an assistant professor of history at the University of Kansas, discusses her new book Copperheads: T...

A panel of military historians from the United States Army’s Command and General Staff College discusses Lincoln’s leadership tr...

In the aftermath of Quantrill's Raid on Lawrence, Kansas, Union General Thomas Ewing, Jr., became suspicious of local support for Confederate sy...