The cremated remains of 28 Civil War veterans were recently discovered in storage facilities at a funeral home and cemetery ...

The Civil War had begun. Immediately following ... Throughout this time, northern black men had continued to pressure the army to enlist them. A few individual commanders in the field had taken ...

Dressed as men, women took on a wide range of military roles in the Civil War. Sarah Edmonds participated in the Peninsula Campaign as a soldier, spy, and courier—and even ended up working as a ...

Hamilton County had 2,400 men enlisted in the Federal Army during the American Civil War, with 13 surgeons from the county appointed to tend to the wounded, who suffered from battlefield wounds and ...

The celebrated Underground Railroad conductor received posthumous recognition for her service as a spy, scout, nurse and cook ...

O ver a century ago, President Woodrow Wilson established Veterans Day to honor “the heroism of those who died in the country’s service” after the First World War. Wilson proclaimed that the day, ...

President Joseph R. Biden posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor to Union Army Soldiers Private Philip G. Shadrach and ...

Men, even great men, are not built from marble but from flesh and blood.

Men in service took pride ... Designating flags were used to organize army units, whereas other flags directly represented the two warring factions. This section displays objects that were used as ...

The most famous battle of the Civil War took place just outside of Gettysburg. Morning Edition stopped by the historic site ...

However he could not avoid a civil war. The Russian ... and control over the Red Army. Officers found guilty of cowardice or treachery were executed. However, men who showed initiative and courage ...

Women led the country’s revolution in 2019 and have been central to peace efforts. Now rape, sexual slavery and murder have ...