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While metal detecting near the historic site of the Siege of Port Hudson, we may have uncovered the final resting place of a Civil War cavalry officer who fell in 1863. From personal artifacts to ...
Black Civil War soldier Private Aaron Bromley is buried in an unmarked Monroe grave. A Temperance teen is making sure he's ...
The artist behind a new mural hopes to honor the many facets of the life of one of Jacksonville's Civil War heroes through his art. A new mural now hangs on the east side of 235 W. State St. The mural ...
Pittsburgh author Edda Fields-Black won the Pulitzer Prize this week for “Combee: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, ...
An Iron Brigade soldier’s legacy lives on in his Civil War diary, preserved and shared by his descendants. Charles H. Walker, who settled in Rio after the war, recorded his nearly four years of ...
FORT KNOX, Ky. — The remains of Army Master Sgt. Luther Grace, a Soldier killed during the Korean War, will be interred May 3 at Fishing Creek Baptist Church, Lumber City. Wainright/Parlor ...
During his recovery after the war, Dick learnt carpentry and cabinet making skills at St Dunstan's, a school for blind soldiers in London. When Dick returned to his hometown of Bunbury ...
Originally known as Decoration Day, it began as a way to honor Civil War soldiers. For many, Memorial Day means a cookout, a day at the beach or a surefire three-day weekend. It's widely ...
Sailors-turned-soldiers who fought in the most bitter battles of the Great War were today remembered – exactly 100 years after their memorial was dedicated in the heart of London. The Royal Naval ...
Several other Black soldiers were awarded the medal during or soon after the Civil War for valor, while Carney’s came in 1900. But his actions at Fort Wagner are the earliest by a Black soldier ...
5000 soldiers a week are dying ... claiming without proof that Moscow was “ready” to end its war. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday said he didn’t know if a peace deal would ...
I wanted to understand how these issues persist, why there is still a lot of nostalgia for the Civil War, how that time shaped a sense of distrust toward institutions. I wanted the film to tie ...