Several years ago, he started reading “Civil War Soldiers & Sailors of the Eastern Shore Union & Confederate,” by Barry W. Miles and Moody K. Miles published in 2006. It is a thick roster of ...

For many, Memorial Day means a cookout, a day at the beach or a surefire three-day weekend. It's widely considered the ...

New Market Heights is just a small part of the history of black soldiers’ valor during America’s wars, but no Civil War battle has a more compelling claim to a place in that history.

In this blog post, Jabour explores the multitude of women who dressed as men to fight—and die—in all the major battles of the Civil War. 'I Wanted to Do My Part': Women as Soldiers in Civil ...

The white marble inside, like a 19th-century Vietnam wall, is inscribed with the names of more than 10,000 Cuyahoga County men who fought in the Civil War ... and a Union soldier on horseback ...

Sgt. William Carney, whose Civil War heroism was portrayed by Denzel Washington in the movie "Glory," will get his own comic ...

When Abraham Lincoln sent out a call to arms, Falmouth men bravely responded. Most of these veterans are buried in Oak Grove Cemetery. The public is invited to come hear ...

DETROIT – One of the earliest monuments constructed to honor Civil War veterans in the country is in Detroit. In 1865, the ...

Lucien Weakley’s weathered headstone stands beneath a towering magnolia tree that is surrounded by the graves of thousands of other Confederate soldiers ... quantify the Civil War’s staggering ...

Plus, thousands of Civil War recruits were young ... General Grant and later spent nearly a year in the State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Home at Quincy without her sex being detected,” said ...

ALEXANDRIA — Two Civil War soldiers who were buried in Douglas County will be honored this Saturday, April 26 — William Nichols and Joseph Serle Alger. Quartermaster Nichols, a Civil War veteran and ...

In this blog post, Jabour explores the multitude of women who dressed as men to fight—and die—in all the major battles of the Civil War. 'I Wanted to Do My Part': Women as Soldiers in Civil ...