The City of Hickman, Kentucky dedicated an “In Memory Of” headstone to John Hughey, who served in the U.S. Army.

On a farm in Simpsonville, Kentucky, Jake Bryan starts each morning the same way his father, grandfather and great-grandfather before him.But the history of the Bryan family farm dates back more than ...

SIMPSONVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Saturday will mark 160 years since more than 20 Black Civil War soldiers fighting for the Union were massacred in Simpsonville, Kentucky. A snow-covered stretch of Highway ...

In 2025, archaeologists researching the Civil War history of Kentucky found what may be two mass graves near Simpsonville. The sites are thought to hold the remains of over twenty Black Union soldiers ...

Historian and battlefield guide Darryl Smith will present “The Battle of Perryville and The Kentucky Campaign” at the next regular meeting of the Civil War Round Table of the Mid-Ohio Valley at 7 p.m.

KENTUCKY (FOX 56) — One of the most popular television shows, “Secrets of the Dead,” is bringing an 1865 Civil War massacre in Kentucky to life this October. The episode will focus on the events of ...

More than 100 Civil War-era letters written by a Union Army soldier to his wife have been digitized and made available online ...

The Jessamine County Courthouse lawn is home to a one-of-a-kind Confederate Civil War monument that wears a Union soldier's hat. David Swartz is a historian and professor, who spent five years ...

Editor’s Note: As Lexington celebrates the 250th anniversary of its founding, the Herald-Leader and kentucky.com each day throughout 2025 will share interesting facts about our hometown. Compiled by ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Two centuries after it was built, the log cabin of a Civil War spy is being brought back to life in Taylorsville, Kentucky. State Sen. Jimmy Higdon, R-Lebanon, joined ...