In the American Civil war there were units on both sides which had uniforms heavily influenced by their individual heritage, fashion crazes or special requirements. The Supreme Court signals it ...

The African American Civil War Museum in D.C. marked Juneteenth with a celebration to honor the estimated 6,000 Black ...

Some reflect the pageantry and pride imbued in uniforms or encouragement from the sound of a bugle. Others show how a loved one was cherished through a photograph. This section displays objects that ...

Leading historians aim to restore and grow respect for enslaved people and their descendants on Juneteenth, commemorating the ...

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 ...

At the Camp William Penn Museum in Cheltenham, thousands of Black Civil War soldiers are remembered for their contributions ...

As archaeologists with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation excavated a site in search of American Revolution history, the ...

For several decades, the cremated remains of more than two dozen American Civil War ... the name of each of the 28 soldiers - but nothing linking them to the Civil War. Still, that was enough ...

A Juneteenth tribute to local African-American Civil War Soldiers and Sailors is set for 3 p.m. Sunday, June 22, at Antioch ...

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 ... and the African American Civil War ...