The simple copper and cardboard urns gathering dust on shelves only had the name of each of the 28 soldiers — but nothing ...
When West Virginia became a state on June 20, 1863, the Civil War was still raging, meaning that even though it was no longer ...
Made up of soldiers from Wayne and Ontario counties, the 111th served with distinction in the Civil War, including the ...
On Tuesday, Nov.12, Lafayette Parish School history teacher Jason Muller will unveil a new historical marker commemorating a ...
The most famous battle of the Civil War took place just outside of Gettysburg. Morning Edition stopped by the historic site to hear about the... A Civil War battlefield gives perspective on our ...
For decades, the cremated remains on more than two dozen American Civil War veterans languished in storage facilities ...
Virginia is granting more than $3.9 million to protect 621 acres of lands where Civil War battles raged, including two sites in Henrico County and one in Dinwiddie County, Gov. Glenn Youngkin said.
O ver a century ago, President Woodrow Wilson established Veterans Day to honor “the heroism of those who died in the country’s service” after the First World War. Wilson proclaimed that the day, ...