Ten months into the Civil War ... of genuine Rio coffee” intended for Confederate consumption—about 55,000 pounds in all. At this point in the war, Union supplies of coffee, including those ...

We were happy to get them reinterred quickly, quietly and respectfully,” said Jack Gary, director of archaeology for The ...

President James Buchanan sent the unarmed ship Star of the West with 200 soldiers and supplies on January 9, 1861. When it ...

Arlington National Cemetery wasn’t always a cemetery at all. The land once belonged to the family of Confederate General ...

John Leach learned that his great-great grandfather served in the Civil War and was buried without a gravestone, so he did ...

Businesses around Fort Bragg in North Carolina are facing a challenge now that the Trump administration has once again ...

Memorial Day is often associated with barbecues, parades, & the unofficial start date of summer, but it’s origin is rooted in ...

“Just steeped in history from the civil war period,” said Stephen Michaels with Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. Michaels says events like this help keep fallen soldiers' memories alive.

Memorial Day is Monday, May 26, 2025, a day to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving our country. The federal holiday means that all federal government offices, along with many ...

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We normally celebrate Memorial Day with food, festivities and perhaps even a day at the beach, on the semi-official start of the summer season.

Green Bluff’s Siemers Farm, known for strawberry and fall festivals, transformed into a Civil War battlefield this Memorial Day weekend.