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Archaeologists Discover Site Where George Washington Stopped a Friendly Fire Incident by Blocking Muskets With His Sword
In 1758, during the French and Indian War, the future president saved lives by stepping into the middle of a deadly skirmish in Pennsylvania ...
A Civil War Sergeant and His ‘Old Flag’
William Harvey Carney, born in slavery, was the hero of the Battle of Battery Wagner, fought in South Carolina in 1863.
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Group looking for graves of Revolutionary War veterans in Ohio. Here’s how to help.
Are you an undiscovered Sherlock Holmes? Or maybe a Columbo? As Ohio celebrates its contributions to America’s ...
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How the 1861 Confederate attack on Fort Sumter ignited the Civil War and tore America apart
Confederate Lieutenant Henry S. Farley pulled the trigger of a large cannon at Fort Sumter at 4:30 a.m. on April 12, 1861. The shell flew upward through the dark sky over Charleston Harbor and burst ...
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The Vintage Food That Helped Soldiers Survive The Civil War
During the Civil War, soldiers didn't have the same kind of access to quality rations that troops do today. Back then, they ...
Cleveland WWII POW identified 80 years after death in Japanese prison camp
WASHINGTON, D. C. - Nearly 80 years after the end of World War II, U.S. Army 2nd Lt. William B. Bucey is finally coming home to Cleveland. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced ...
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Civil War encampment replicated for History in the Park event
People were able to learn a bit about the Mid-Ohio Valley’s role in the American Civil War Saturday at Muskingum Park in ...
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A Good Time to Learn: Mid-Ohio Valley’s past ripples through Muskingum Park event
People were able to learn a bit about the Mid-Ohio Valley’s role in the American Civil War Saturday at Muskingum Park in ...