Women presenting as men — whether to escape the stifling construct of feminine life or to stay close to husbands or brothers ...

American women would not be welcome as full-time military members until 1948, but those who really, really wanted to fight ...

Now, Bray aims to track down descendants of John E. Wiegel — the last Union Civil War veteran to be buried in Westmoreland County — for a Memorial Day ceremony. Civil War veterans group Bray ...

At the corner of Charles Street and Ferry Avenue in Camden, a New Jersey pastor has made it his mission to honor the Black Civil War soldiers buried in Butler Cemetery.

Dempsey Daniel Butler arrived in Camden, New Jersey, in the 1840s. An abolitionist and ardent supporter of the Underground Railroad, Butler opened a general store in the city. Through his business ...

The private cemetery is the final resting place for eight Black soldiers who fought for the Union during the Civil War. "They were men who were colored troops who couldn't be buried in White ...

Editor's note: This story has been updated with the website for donations to the restoration project. The 16-foot-tall marble obelisk towers above the scatter of gravestones surrounding it.

A Civil War solider used hardtack in a crafty way.

The forces said their soldiers ... involvement in a war since the 1950-53 Korean War. North Korea reportedly sent a much smaller contingent to the Vietnam War and to the civil conflict in Syria.