The 1st Pennsylvania Light Artillery and a Lincoln presenter will participate in the event at Redlands’ Lincoln Shrine.

Alton’s Civil War memorials, including the GAR cannon and DUV building, preserve the city’s Union heritage and honor local veterans.

This video takes you through the fascinating journey of restoring a Civil War cannon and firing it once more. From painstaking repairs to the thunderous blast, see how history comes alive with ...

The African American Civil War Museum in D.C. marked Juneteenth with a celebration to honor the estimated 6,000 Black soldiers who went to Galveston, Texas, 160 years ago.

On Juneteenth, Raleigh pays tribute to the often-overlooked U.S. Colored Troops who played a pivotal role in the Union's victory during the Civil War and the subsequent abolition of slavery.

President Donald Trump, speaking about war as he attempts to decide whether or not to actively support Israel by bombing Iran, appeared to confuse America’s war for independence —the Revolutionary War ...

Archaeologists recently announced the discovery of skeletons at Colonial Williamsburg – but the skeletons weren’t from the Revolutionary War.

Castro started a civil war to gain power (successfully) in Cuba. Vietnam, under Ho Chi Minh, had a decades-long war, which eventuated in a communist takeover in that entire country and caused the ...

Whether the debate is occasioned by a polemical book or a movie like last year’s “Civil War,” I consistently take the negative on the question of whether the United States is headed for a ...

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Every cannon blast at the Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum serves as a somber reminder of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. At a Memorial Day ceremony, hundreds of people ...

Hall said Purdum was one of many Civil War soldiers that made a prominent mark in the area. Those such as Well Jones, who was born in Paxton Township, have interesting stories as well.