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This historic survival meal was given to soldiers during the American Civil War, but its roots go much deeper than that.
Fifty-two Black veterans of the Civil War are buried at Providence's North Burial Ground. They will be honored June 21 as the ...
The CSS "Shenandoah" only learned of the Confederacy's defeat in the summer of 1865. That June, the cruiser's crew sank 24 ...
Decade of Disunion: How Massachusetts and South Carolina Led the Way to Civil War, 1849-1861, by Robert W. Merry.Simon & Schuster, 528 pages. With Decade of Disunion: How Massachusetts and South ...
The American Civil War is a pivotal and ugly moment in American history, but it's more misunderstood than you would think. We're breaking down some myths about Lincoln, women soldiers, racist ...
At the Camp William Penn Museum in Cheltenham, thousands of Black Civil War soldiers are remembered for their contributions ...
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.
The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War was just one group who worked on researching the 15 unmarked graves. Some others include the Sons of the American Revolution, the General Society of the ...
He volunteered to serve the Union in the Civil War, and was an active part of a Marshall veteran’s group. But for more than ...
A suburban Detroit school district has been sued by a student of Palestinian descent refused to stand for the Pledge of ...
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — In Chesapeake, the lives and legacies of Afro Union Civil War soldiers were honored Thursday, making sure that those who served our country are not forgotten. More than ...