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

This story was originally published in May 2021. There are nearly 150 Civil War memorials in more than 130 cities and towns ...

Wiegel was the last Union veteran from the Civil War to be laid to rest in Westmoreland County. While no one who was gathered at Irwin Union Cemetery on Memorial Day ever met Private John E. Wiegel of ...

Green Bluff’s Siemers Farm, known for strawberry and fall festivals, transformed into a Civil War battlefield this Memorial ...

Nearly 13,000 soldiers died at this Civil War site. Andersonville National Historic Site is preserving their memory.

A Plum woman who teaches students about American history learned about her own ties to one of most significant chapters in ...

USA, — Memorial Day stands as America's most significant annual observance dedicated to honoring fallen military personnel.

The story behind Thomas O’Dea's harrowing drawing of the Confederates' Andersonville Prison in Georgia. Memorial Day events will be held at the site this weekend.

Under the shade of trees, tucked into green spring grass, rest two new gravestones. The bright, white marble stands out, ...