James M. McPherson, Ph.D. is a retired professor at Princeton University, where he taught American history for 42 years. In Mercy Street Revealed's first blog post, McPherson provides ...

The country around Alexandria shows many evidences of the Red River campaign, ruins being seen on every hand. Fourteen pieces of heavy artillery were found in the fort, and eight pieces of field ...

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The War of 1812 was the first war that America lost, a bitter conflict that began with an ill-planned invasion of Canada that ended when the British burned the Capitol and the executive mansion.

A 25-year-old man was found dead Tuesday night after a report of a shooting in Alexandria, according to police. Tyruin Green was found dead in the road at the intersection of Chester and Polk ...