Honoring a Civil War veteran who was lost to history
Researching her family history, Cheryl Wills found she was related to a former slave who served in the Civil War with the ...
New Jersey wildfire threatens historic village where iron was made for Revolutionary War, Civil War
New Jersey firefighters are working to protect homes and a historic landmark where iron for the country's first soldiers was ...
Fact Check: Inconclusive Claim Says Pic Shows 116-Year-Old Civil War Veteran on His Deathbed
In the last months of his life, serious doubts were raised about the alleged soldier's age and the claim that he fought in ...
Remains of 28 Civil War soldiers identified in funeral home storage
The remains of 28 Civil War veterans and many of their wives are receiving burial services across the country. As first ...
How Black Civil War Patriots Should Be Remembered This Veterans Day
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, ...
The remains of 28 Civil War soldiers were found in a funeral home's storage. They've now been laid to rest.
The simple copper and cardboard urns gathering dust on shelves only had the name of each of the 28 soldiers — but nothing ...
Black Civil War soldier finally gets proper military burial — after star NYC journo family spends 15 years tracking down unmarked grave
Brave black Civil War soldier Sandy Wills was recently given a heartfelt military burial — after his ...
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American Legion Post 77 is on a mission to find Civil War Veteran’s families
The three unmarked graves of Civil War veterans can be found in Chippewa Falls and the American Legion Post 77 is on a ...
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Local Civil War veterans group sends Missouri flag overseas
Contributed Sen. Mike Bernskoetter, R-Jefferson City, center, holds up a Missouri flag flown over the state Capitol alongside ...
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Honest Abe’s playlist at the next Civil War Roundtable
A program about the music enjoyed by one of America’s greatest presidents will be presented at the Civil War Roundtable of ...
Remains of nearly 30 Civil War veterans found in a funeral home’s storage are laid to rest
For several decades, the cremated remains of more than two dozen American Civil War veterans languished in storage facilities ...
28 Civil War veterans’ remains, found in storage in Seattle, are laid to rest
For decades, the cremated remains on more than two dozen American Civil War veterans languished in storage facilities ...