American Civil War soldier Daniel Walterhouse was wounded in 1862 when he was stabbed with a sword in a battle. He then spent ...

Memorial Day was first observed in 1868 as “Decoration Day.” The Pioneer Cemetery holds 145 Civil War veterans’ graves. Observances are held across Lane County, with one of Oregon’s oldest ...

John Buckler, with the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, led the charge to get the Union soldier, who died in 1931, this new headstone.

Brave black Civil War soldier Sandy Wills was recently given a heartfelt military burial after his great-great-great-granddaughter, Spectrum News NY1 anchor Cheryl Wills, tracked down his unmarked ...

ROCHESTER — Orson Rodney Pease was over 100 years old when he died in 1934 and was the last Civil War soldier buried in Olmsted County. His grave is in Oakwood Cemetery in Rochester.

American Civil War soldier Daniel Walterhouse was wounded in 1862 when he was stabbed with a sword in a battle. He then spent the last decade of his life penniless and living in a home for the ...

Civil War Sacrifice: Forgotten Farm Boy Was First Soldier Buried At Arlington William Christman, 19, saved his family’s farm and paid with his life. By Chris Bennett.

Lt. William Cullen, an officer with the 48th Pennsylvania Regiment, died in the Battle of Antietam Creek during the Civil War on Sept. 17, 1862. Schuylkill County Common Pleas Judge William Burke, … ...