During a visit to Washington in the autumn of 1861, poet Julia Ward Howe attended a public parade and review of Union troops. On her way back to Willard's Hotel she found her carriage delayed by ...

Many Americans are familiar with the song “John Brown’s Body,” which was originally written and sung in 1861 by Union soldiers of the Massachusetts 12th Regiment. Many versions exist, but a well-known ...

Welcome Extra Historians to Lies, where we talk about the mistakes we made and the details we couldn't quite squeeze into our John Brown Series. With questions like, was John Brown really a debated ...