The Inland Empire Civil War Round Table will host two programs in February, a virtual program Feb. 19 on African American soldiers’ contributions in the Civil War, and an in-person presentation ...

One in every four members of the Union armed forces was an immigrant, some 543,000 of the more than 2 million Union soldiers by recent estimates. Another 18% had at least one foreign-born parent.

The families of American Civil War veterans offer new evidence of trauma's long shadow. ... What Civil War soldiers can teach us about how trauma is passed from generation to generation.

Through a rich archive of forgotten Civil War-era photographs, historian Deborah Willis uncovers the often overlooked role of African American soldiers, cooks and medical workers.

Simple History. Why were Soldiers Wearing American Revolutionary Uniforms in the American Civil War. Posted: February 6, 2025 | Last updated: March 8, 2025 ...

2 Union soldiers receive posthumous Medal of Honor for daring Civil War train theft 01:55. For several decades, the cremated remains of more than two dozen American Civil War veterans languished ...

A small American flag marks the grave of a Civil War soldier of the United States 1st Mississippi Infantry (African Descent) in Vicksburg National Cemetery, Feb. 14, 2024, in Vicksburg, Miss ...

According to Timothy B. Smith, a history lecturer at the University of Tennessee at Martin, the Battle of Shiloh was the first big battle in the American Civil War. “20,000 dead in two days of ...

The Militia Act, passed by Congress in 1862, allowed free Black men and formerly enslaved men to fight for the U.S. during the Civil War. These soldiers, part of the U.S. Colored Troops, made up ...

The African American Civil War Museum in D.C. marked Juneteenth with a celebration to honor the estimated 6,000 Black soldiers who went to Galveston, Texas, 160 years ago.