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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Remains of nearly 30 Civil War veterans found in a funeral home's storage are laid to rest
For decades, the cremated remains on more than two dozen American Civil War veterans languished in storage facilities ...
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Sandston's inception owed to a World War I munitions factory
Many of the areas surrounding Richmond owe their beginnings to periods during the Civil War and earlier. Sandston’s birth and ...
The New Yorker9d
The Americans Prepping for a Second Civil War
Many now believe that the U.S. could descend into political violence. Some are joining survivalist communities, canning food—and buying guns.
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 ...
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'It was an honor, just to honor him': Great-great-grandson of Civil War soldier helps unveil marker
More than two and half centuries ago, a historic Civil War skirmish took place in Lafayette, in which Capt. Arthur W. Marsh was killed in action. The marker, located near the intersection of Pont des ...
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Fort Worth Civil War museum, criticized by some and beloved by others, shutters
News of its shutdown stimulated a surge in attendees in recent ... Collin Jefferson, a docent at the Texas Civil War Museum, ...
The Marietta Times1d
Honest Abe’s playlist at the next Civil War Roundtable
(Photo Provided by the Civil War Roundtable) Historian and musician Steve Ball will present “The Music of Abraham Lincoln” to ...
Messenger News4d
Pomeroy Civil War veteran finally gets a headstone
There was no big fanfare. Only a handful of people gathered to pay their respects. Yet there was something profound about the ...
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Ohio Civil War soldiers honored at last for roles in ‘Great Locomotive Chase’
President Joseph R. Biden posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor to Union Army Soldiers Private Philip G. Shadrach and ...