BOSTON, Mass., Feb. 12. -- This poem, written by Mrs. Julia Ward Howe in her 90th year, was read by her at the 100th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln in Symphony Hall to-night ...

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 ...

On Jan. 28, 1908, author and activist Julia Ward Howe, famous for her composition, “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” became the first woman elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

President Trump visited three inaugural balls around Washington, D.C., on Monday night, after a jam-packed first half-day in office as the 47th president.

During the inaugural ceremony, the Naval Academy Glee Club performed "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," which was written by abolitionist Julia Ward Howe during the Civil War. She later recounted ...

At the Julia Ward Howe School at 5800 N. 13th St., teachers are making sure their students master these skills through the school’s extensive literacy curriculum. The K-5 school has 230 students.

The event is geared toward service members. For his first dance, Trump and the first lady danced to a contemporary rendition of Julia Ward Howe’s 1861 Civil War anthem "Battle Hymn of the Republic." ...