TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - When most people picture the Civil War, they see rolling fields back East—not the Sonoran Desert.
The Wilkes-Barre Record newspaper on Oct. 16, 1903, published a lengthy two-page story about eight men from Wilkes-Barre, describing their horrific experiences as war prisoners at the Confederate ...
Lesson plan uses primary sources as the inspiration for comparing and contrasting soldiers on either side of the Civil War. After examining uniforms and viewing two short video clips, students will ...
The remains of four Confederate soldiers, uncovered last year during archaeological excavations near the Powder Magazine in Colonial Williamsburg, will be reburied in the city’s Cedar Grove Cemetery ...
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Civil War era Halloween traditions surface

The cartoon’s caption reads “ Jefferson Davis Reaping the Harvest.” The Confederate president is depicted as an eyeless ghoul ...
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Wednesday awarded the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry to two Union soldiers who stole a locomotive deep in Confederate territory during the Civil War and ...
COON VALLEY, Wis. (WKBT) -- Students traded textbooks for muskets and classroom desks for military camps as Norskedalen ...
SEATTLE — 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 ...
On Monday, Taylor Galaska sat at a long table in the historical society’s dining room, flipping through his new book, “The ...