One of these soldiers was Byron Johnson, a hospital steward for the Union Army, who was born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, in 1844 and was just 17 when the Civil War broke out. After the war ...

These soldiers, part of the U.S. Colored Troops, made up one-tenth of the fighting forces for the Union Army. Now, 160 years later, 70 Black Union military members who fought in the Civil War from ...

An effort is afoot to tell the story of the 1st South Carolina Volunteers in a six-acre park between Boundary Street and Battery Creek.

After the Civil War, Arkansas veterans returned home and attempted to revert to civilian life. During the immediate postwar ...

A trip to Gettysburg offers a glimpse into the sacrifices and valor of those who mustered in at Camp Randall and served in ...

The Civil War Memorial Committee is working to remember local veterans who fought for the union on the 160th anniversary of ...

Army photo/Screenshot from ‘Glory’ A Black soldier who was awarded the Medal of Honor at the Civil War battle retold as ... and carried it back to Union lines as the 54th retreated.

Attendees of the sold-out March 8 Springfield Civil War Symposium had gained a full ... where thousands of Union soldiers perished in minutes (even Grant pause); and then across the James River ...

A long-lost Confederate flag, captured at the Battle of Gettysburg and among the rarest Civil War artifacts, will be a top lot for bidders at an Ohio auction house this month.

The Jessamine County Courthouse lawn is home to a one-of-a-kind Confederate Civil War monument that wears a Union soldier's hat. David Swartz is a historian and professor, who spent five years ...

allowed enslaved men to fight for their country during the Civil War. These soldiers, part of the United States Colored Troops, made up one-tenth of the fighting forces for the Union Army.