Secession

Harold Holzer explores revisionism and Civil War memory

Today in History: Born on September 25

Claude Helvétius, French philosopher.

Julia Dent Grant, wife of Ulysses S. Grant.

Douglas MacArthur, U.S. general in World War I, World War II and Korea.

Bessie Coleman, pioneer aviator.

Angela Davis, American activist.

The 'Gray Ghost' and his men hampered Union efforts in Virginia with midnight raids and strategic scheming

Wild West

When arsonists targeted Virginia City, Nevada, in early 1871, the 601 Vigilance Committee took decisive action

Film Recon

Radicals in Congress—Black Republicans and a belligerent Copperhead—played a central role in prosecuting the war and impeaching Andrew Johnson