Charles Albert Storke of Wisconsin was 16 when he joined the Union army in February 1864 ... Storke was among those captured and taken to Richmond's Libby Prison. He was transferred 12 days ...

On July 2, 1862 this nation was at war for its very existence. The Union Army was retreating from a campaign to capture ...

The military bugle call used in 1835 was changed from Scotts Tattoo, (Lt. Gen. Winfield Scott — General-in-chief of the ...

President Donald Trump issued a series of pardons on Wednesday, awarding them to a former New York congressman, a Connecticut ...

Memorial Day is supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members. But it’s come to anchor the unofficial ...

Part of the Peninsula Campaign-- the Union's bid to capture the Confederate capital, Richmond -- Butterfield was injured at Gaines’ Mill while commanding the 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, V Army Corps.

On July 2, 1862, this nation was at war for its very existence. The Union Army was retreating from a campaign to capture ...