A group that works to publicize and remember an infamous chapter in Elmira's history — a Civil War prison camp where thousands of Confederate soldiers died — is kicking off a fundraising campaign to ...

Years: 1861-1865 Estimated Death Toll: 620,000 – 750,000 Issues: Southern states seceded to preserve slavery and less federal interference. The northern states won the war, abolished slavery ...

Officials said they're building a new Visitor Center, but they'll need the community's help in raising enough money to build ...

The holiday’s origins can be traced to the American Civil War, which killed more than 600,000 service members — both Union and Confederate — between 1861 and 1865.

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 ...

More than 17,000 of them fought for the Union in the Civil War, including more than 5,500 Black soldiers, designated by the U.S. War Department in 1863 as United States Colored Troops.