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Author Darin Wipperman provides a tantalizing glimpse into the world of Berdan’s sharpshooters during the American Civil War.
There’s something undeniably magical about standing on weathered wooden planks that have witnessed the passage of history, and Pennsylvania’s Sachs Covered Bridge delivers that time-traveling ...
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A Juneteenth celebration on Detroit's east side shows the important role Camp Ward played during and after the Civil War.
An estimated 180,000 Black soldiers bravely fought for the Union during the Civil War — making up about 10 percent of the army.
What Was the Civil War? Between 1861 and 1865, the Union, or northern states, and the Confederacy, or southern states, fought each other in the American Civil War.
Groups like Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War worked together to research information on 15 veterans so their graves would no longer be unmarked.
While metal detecting near the historic site of the Siege of Port Hudson, we may have uncovered the final resting place of a Civil War cavalry officer who fell in 1863. From personal artifacts to ...
More than 1,500 soldiers from the Civil War have received the Medal of Honor, most recently Cpl. Andrew Jackson Smith of Clinton, Ill., who was awarded the medal in 2001 by President Bill Clinton.
The Gentleman’s Agreement That Ended the Civil War When Generals Grant and Lee sat down at Appomattox Court House, they brought an end to the struggle that had consumed the nation for five long ...