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

On the first Memorial Day — in 1868, soon after the Civil War — volunteers decorated the graves of Union soldiers with flowers. The tradition lives on at Los Angeles National Cemetery in ...

In a traditional service offered to Civil War veterans, the historical 4th U.S. Infantry Regiment dressed in Union uniforms fired musket volleys and the crowd sang "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." ...

The rifled shoulder arm was first used as the basic weapon of the infantry in our Civil War. More Americans were killed at Sharpsburg on September 17, 1862, in a few hours, than in the first month ...

The urns were all labeled with the soldiers' names, but there was nothing to connect them to the Civil War. Volunteers with the Missing in America Project (MIAP), a non-profit organization that ...

"Manitowoc contributed over 2,600 soldiers to the Civil War effort. Two hundred of those ... Ryan Brahmstadt says volunteers are needed. "There's always more gravesites to clean.

In a traditional service offered to Civil War veterans, the historical 4th US Infantry Regiment dressed in Union uniforms fired musket volleys and the crowd sang “The Battle Hymn of the Republic.” ...

A Juneteenth celebration on Detroit's east side shows the important role Camp Ward played during and after the Civil War.

Edda Fields-Black was working on a book about rice plantations when she came across the story of a raid in Beaufort that ...

Then again, assault of the enemy infantry formations by column was less common in American Civil War battles in contrast to the Napoleonic battles. The American commanders liked to march in column and ...