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A crowd gathered in Oakwood Cemetery last week to pay respects to a veteran on the 112th anniversary of his death.
Confederate Lieutenant Henry S. Farley pulled the trigger of a large cannon at Fort Sumter at 4:30 a.m. on April 12, 1861.
A proposal advancing in Lansing would rename a stretch of scenic M-22 after a Michigan company of Native American soldiers who fought in the Civil War.
A photograph of Robert "Our Bob" Walker, a young Black American "First Class Boy" in a sailor's uniform. He was likely under the age of 17 during his service, which probably included standing watch, ...
He was appointed chief of police just ten years later and served in that role until his death in 1905. The department noted that early Paterson officers, including Graul, wore surplus Civil War ...
SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR. Clevelanders were active, enthusiastic supporters of U.S. foreign policy as practiced by Ohioans Pres. Wm. McKinley, Secretary of State Wm. R. Day, and his successor, JOHN HAY.
Forged by fire, the reinvention and modernization of the U.S. Army in the Civil War. By Kevin Braafladt March 10, 2025 1 / 5 Show Caption + Union Soldiers at rest after drill, Petersburg, Va., 1864.
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 Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW) Ohio Department Commander Stephen W. Ball from Grove City installed the Henry Casey Camp officers for 2025 during a recent regular meeting of ...
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.