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Hegseth says renaming military bases after Civil War soldiers who fought for slavery is ‘important for morale’ - Defense ...
Join us as we step back into history at a Civil War Confederate camp alongside dedicated reenactors from the 48th Alabama Infantry. This unique experience offers an up-close look at authentic gear ...
For more than a century in Des Moines’s Glendale Cemetery, the remains of 15 Union Civil War veterans rested in unmarked graves. They remained unmarked until Thursday, when the culmination of ...
Dedication ceremony takes place for last Union soldier buried in Westmoreland County 02:23. John E. Wiegel was the last Union veteran from the Civil War to be laid to rest in Westmoreland County.
Danielle Russell, a senior at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania, has spent the past six years doing research to tell the stories of long-forgotten veterans in her hometown of Gilroy, California.
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) — For several decades, the cremated remains of more than two dozen American Civil War veterans languished in storage facilities at a funeral home and cemetery in Seattle.
The remains of several more Civil War veterans were sent to Maine, Rhode Island and other places where family connections were found. "Would have been lost to history" Among them was Byron Johnson.
The ashes of over two dozen veterans of the Civil War, along with the remains of their spouses, have finally been interred after being stored at a Seattle funeral home and cemetery.
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) — For several decades, the cremated remains of more than two dozen American Civil War veterans languished in storage facilities at a funeral home and cemetery in Seattle.
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 Republic.” ...
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) — For several decades, the cremated remains of more than two dozen American Civil War veterans languished in storage facilities at a funeral home and cemetery in Seattle.