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Civil War Relics Found Using a Map from the 1860s

We followed a 160-year-old Civil War map straight into the past, armed with metal detectors and a deep respect for history. Each beep brought us closer to uncovering relics left behind by soldiers and ...
WVEC

Black Civil War soldiers remembered with new markers in Chesapeake, donated by Sheriff's Office

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — The Chesapeake Sheriff's Office donated two new cemetery markers at the Unknown & Known Afro-Union Civil War Soldiers Memorial. "They had to fight for the right, to fight for the ...
The Virginian-Pilot

New historic marker honors Black Union soldier who escaped slavery, became a state delegate

Arthur Carter was always proud of his lineage. “The first night I met him at a mixer at Georgetown University, he told me all about the Eastern Shore of Virginia,” said his widow, Marsha Carter. “He ...
KCCI Des Moines

Civil War veterans receive headstones at Glendale Cemetery

KCCI EIGHT NEWS AT TEN. FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY IN DES MOINES. GLENDALE CEMETERY. THE REMAINS OF 15 UNION CIVIL WAR VETERANS RESTED IN UNMARKED GRAVES, UNMARKED UNTIL TODAY. KCCI’S KAYLA JAMES SHARES ...
WIBW

Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War holds 29th annual encampment

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - In efforts to remember and promote Civil War history, the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW) held their 29th annual encampment at the Museum of the Kansas National ...
WTAE-TV

Historic tribute held for last Union Civil War veteran buried in Westmoreland County

Dozens of people who hadn't even heard of Civil War veteran John Weigel until today honoring his memory and his family. The first of its kind in Westmoreland County, *** Memorial Day ceremony for the ...