CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The first African American regiment to fight in the Civil War launched an attack on Fort Wagner in the Charleston Harbor on this day in 1863. The 54th Massachusetts Infantry ...

"The exhibition was organized by the National Gallery of Art, Washington. Exhibition dates: National Gallery of Art, Washington, September 15, 2013-January 20, 2014; Massachusetts Historical Society, ...

PITTSFIELD — A force of Union Army soldiers charge into the breach with bayonets fixed — expressions of courage, tenacity and determination reside on their faces. Viewers do not see the combatants on ...

PITTSFIELD — As Jerome Edgerton Jr. led the NAACP’s Juneteenth Freedom Walk from City Hall to Durant Park on Sunday, the mood was more than just celebratory. "It felt like marching into battle,” said ...

My wife and I decided to again watch the Ken Burns epic masterpiece series “The Civil War.” We saw it when it came out in 1990. We were so impressed with it back then and even more so now but for a ...