The Militia Act, passed by Congress in 1862, allowed free Black men and formerly enslaved men to fight for the U.S. during the Civil War. These soldiers, part of the U.S. Colored Troops ...

They also utilized a resource from the state of Minnesota that lists all soldiers who fought in the ... George Buswell’s Civil War” that he edited with Reagan Connelly, visit ...

Charles H. Walker settled in Columbia County after the war, and his descendants are committed to preserving and sharing his ...

Karl Puckett [email protected] The memorial highlighting the area’s Black Civil War soldiers is planned ... Point brought 12 cadets to Beaufort March 17-21 to learn the little-known ...

Mercer County Cemetery, the final resting place of nearly 200 Civil War veterans, hosted commemoration services for the 160th ...

He began by transcribing the handwriting. Literacy rates were high on both sides during the Civil War—about 90 percent for Union soldiers, above 80 percent for Confederates. Still, many enlisted ...

The city of Beaufort is developing six acres of prime property along Battery Creek into a park to honor the unsung story of a remarkable group of Civil War soldiers known as the 1st South Carolina ...