The simple copper and cardboard urns gathering dust on shelves only had the name of each of the 28 soldiers — but nothing ...

This Congressional Gold Medal was awarded on December 17, 1863 to General Grant after his victory at Vicksburg. The battle of Vicksburg was a turning point for the Union Army. The siege lasted six ...

Union artillery at Stafford Heights aids the Federals ... Urban warfare such as this was uncommon during the Civil War. Lee does not entirely resist the advance of Burnside's army.

The remains of 28 Civil War veterans and many of their wives are receiving burial services across the country. As first ...

At the time of the Civil War ... those in the North who opposed the war effort and sought negotiated peace with the Confederacy. By 1864, coverage of the Union victories by the special artists ...

"The Civil War was the most important event in American ... where the "Gettysburg Address" was delivered, and where Union artillery repelled all Rebel approaches. Barely 40 feet high, the ridge ...

As many as 20% of Civil War soldiers were younger than 18. That was the minimum recruiting age for Union soldiers ... the walls of their homes and artillery burst all around them.

More than 130 years after his death, the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War held their annual celebration of the ...

In honor of Veterans Day, 1st Michigan Engineers Company E, Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War and the Chicago Light Artillery sponsored a ceremony on Nov. 9th, 2024 at Rosehill Cemetery ...