More than two decades have passed since historian Jay Winik wrote about the end of the Civil War with a book with “April 1865 ...

He is now an avid collector and local Civil War historian ... Chronologically, the book is starting in 1861, and moving forward to the First Manassas battle, the Winter Camps and the battle ...

Memorial Day is supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members. But it’s come to anchor the unofficial start of summer and retail discounts. The first national observance ...

The official Tompkins County Memorial Day Ceremony begins at 11 a.m. on May 26 at DeWitt Park. The War Memorial there honors ...

As we celebrate this year's holiday, take time to reflect on Memorial Day's original purpose. If you're headed out to a ...

An acre of land owned by the city of Richmond contains potentially hundreds of unmarked graves, some of which could belong to ...

Grand Army of the Republic members participated in the annual Memorial Day parades in Yakima and Sunnyside, and decorated the ...

From Glory to The Good, the Bad & the Ugly, there has been a shortage of movies set in the era (1861 – 1865 ... their numerous allies), starting during the Civil War and stretching to the ...

My question after watching “The Wizard of Oz” was what crisis will we face as a nation now? I don’t think anyone knows for ...

Mississippi celebrates the birthday of Confederate President Jefferson Davis on Memorial Day. Here's what to know about the state holiday ...