Henry Wirz remains one of the most controversial figures of the Civil War. As commandant of Andersonville Prison, he oversaw ...

One of these soldiers was Byron Johnson, a hospital steward for the Union Army, who was born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, in ...

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 ...

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

Another soldier in the unit was William Bronson ... Massachusetts was the first Black regiment to fight for the Union in the Civil War, Allen says. That famed regiment’s actions on the ...

A personal attempt to find peace involves lowering expectations of others, an agenda which decreases disappointment, ...

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

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

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 ...

The First South Carolina Volunteers, the first regiment of Black soldiers to fight for the Union in the Civil War, was formed in May 1862 in Beaufort. Courtesy Mitchell first heard the story at a ...