Harriet Tubman, the abolitionist who helped thousands escape the bonds of enslavement, has been posthumously awarded the rank ...

Made up of soldiers from Wayne and Ontario counties, the 111th served with distinction in the Civil War, including the ...

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, ...

In the last months of his life, serious doubts were raised about the alleged soldier's age and the claim that he fought in ...

It took 150 years for this veteran to finally get the respect he deserves. Brave black Civil War soldier Sandy Wills was recently given a heartfelt military burial — after his great-great-great ...

A marker honoring a fallen soldier officially was unveiled Tuesday ... More than two and half centuries ago, a historic Civil War skirmish took place in Lafayette, in which Capt.

The post-Civil War era was brought to life Saturday by actors portraying Grand Army of the Republic members. Union soldiers ...

16 x 13 in. (40.6 x 33 cm.) This painting was used on the Fleetwood Civil War Collectors Panel.; Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation The American Civil War ...

The simple copper and cardboard urns gathering dust on shelves only had the name of each of the 28 soldiers — but nothing linking them to the Civil War. RETRO FIND: Man owned largest cannon collection ...

With the onset of the Civil War, Whitman's brother enlisted, and when Whitman saw his brother named among wounded soldiers, he traveled to Virginia to find him. He eventually discovered that his ...

who fought for the Union during the Civil War. This story, while extraordinary, is also a deeply personal journey for ...