U.S. President Abraham Lincoln called for volunteers to fight for the Union Army as the Civil War broke out between the ...

The Talbot Historical Society, in partnership with the Talbot County Free Library, is proud to present the next installment ...

Philosopher Bertrand Russell The following are just a few of the 15 wars and conflicts the United States has been ...

On Monday, amid barbecues and sun-soaked lake outings, Americans paused for a moment to remember the men and women who have ...

Dr. E. Curtis Alexander has dedicated his life to preserving the history of the U.S. Colored Troops, whose contributions ...

More than a half century after Americans began decorating the graves of those who died during the Civil War, the annual ...

Archaeologists have discovered a 150-year-old "witch bottle" used to ward off evil spirits in a Civil War-era fort in ...

Memorial Day is often associated with barbecues, parades, & the unofficial start date of summer, but it’s origin is rooted in ...

LTC. Todd Kontny was the guest speaker at the Los Alamos Memorial Day Celebration Monday at Guaje Pines Cemetery. It’s a ...

A Memorial Day Wreath Laying Ceremony is happening at 10 a.m. in Veterans Garden, Carpenter Park, 275 Maple Ave. In Grant Park, Chicago Mayor Crandon Johnson and Cook County Board President Toni ...

The first Memorial Day tribute was created by newly freed Black Americans in 1865, though racists have tried to erase them ...

William Bray, who commands the Greensburg chapter of Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Captain George A. Cribbs Camp #276, says that his organization, both locally and nationally, aims to pay ...