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Informational markers were placed Monday in the Westview Cemetery in Blacksburg and in front of Glencoe Museum in Radford, marking the sites as part of the historical project, Civil War Trails.
Usually, a civil war is one where all of the fighting takes place within a single country. It occurs when two or more organized groups from the same country clash because of major disagreements ...
FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY IN DES MOINES. GLENDALE CEMETERY. THE REMAINS OF 15 UNION CIVIL WAR VETERANS RESTED IN UNMARKED GRAVES, UNMARKED UNTIL TODAY. KCCI’S KAYLA JAMES SHARES THE EFFORTS TO ...
California was never a hotbed of Civil War action, but the Golden State — and the Bay Area in particular — played a major role. The riches of the Gold Rush didn’t just line the pockets of ...
Marsha said her late husband would be thrilled that Cape Charles is joining the Civil War Trails program with a historic marker recognizing his grandfather’s life. “The Black community here ...
Steve Barnes (left) and Don Klein (right) from the Williamsburg Battlefield Association helped install a new Civil War Trails sign at 7294 Merrimac Trail in the area of the Williamsburg ...
The North Carolina Arboretum is one of the most unique arboretums I've ever visited, which is why it's on my list for 2025. I loved traversing the trails and taking in the breathtaking views of the ...
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 simple copper and ...
Nervous before combat, the infantry got chatty and revealed deep knowledge of Civil War history. “Of course the war was about slavery,” Confederate Sergeant Matthew Connor said. “Read any st ...
Herschell Gordon Lewis’ gore epic concerns a group of murderous Southerners who lure six amorously intentioned tourists to their Civil War-era town, which is celebrating its centenary.
WHITE SETTLEMENT, Texas — The Texas Civil War Museum in White Settlement west of Fort Worth announced it will permanently close its doors Oct. 31. The museum opened in 2006 and is reportedly the ...