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 ...

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

A ceremony honoring fallen service members drew a large crowd after the annual Memorial Day parade in Lawrenceville Monday.

The ceremony to honor him is part of a project with the Sons of Union Soldiers fraternity that started nationwide more than ...

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

General John Logan had decades of military experience when he gave the order that set the stage for the creation of Memorial Day. It was May 30, 1868, more than three years after the end of the Civil ...

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