Nathan Bedford Forrest was not covered by Johnson’s general amnesty. As a former Confederate general, he had to apply for a personal presidential pardon, which Johnson granted on July 17 ...

“We have a perfect empty space to build a monument to honor these enslaved men and recognize them in a continued way in this Capitol building,” said Jones, who led protests against the Forrest ...

In my former professional life, I edited magazines about knives and their history. Living in Chattanooga, Tenn., I was immersed in Civil War history. I had a view of the Lookout Mountain battlefiel ...

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Poetry in the 21st century is both ubiquitous and oddly peripheral. Verses are displayed on subway walls, recited on momentous occasions, and served up in giant fonts on social media, but rarely ...

Finding the treasure required hunters to decipher clues connected to a 24-line poem, written by Fenn and included in his memoir. Related: Man Who Found Forrest Fenn's Treasure Comes Forward as He ...

The Hunt for Fenn’s Treasure details the 10-year hunt to find treasure buried by 80-year-old Forrest Fenn in the Rocky Mountains — and the cryptic 24-line poem that was the key to finding the ...

Berube recently sent a message to his players about playing with more urgency, and it seems that message was received as the Maple Leafs beat Calgary 6-2 in their last game. Now it's up to the ...

Nathan Lane has been an esteemed star of stage and screen for many years now. That should mean he would at least be in contention for any role he set his eyes on, but things haven’t always been ...