Samuel Carey (or Cary) is the only African American Civil War veteran known to have lived in Negaunee. Samuel was born in ...

In a video clip from the 1930s, old Confederate soldiers step up to a microphone and let loose with the howling yelp that was once known as the fearsome "Rebel yell." From "The Rebel's Yell," Courtesy ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — If history is any judge, the U.S. government will be paying for the Iraq and Afghanistan wars for the next century as service members and their families grapple with the ...

Nine Black men from Cambria County are known to have served in the Union military during the Civil War. Their contributions are being recognized with a new display inside the ...

A Plum woman who teaches students about American history learned about her own ties to one of the most significant chapters in that history Monday when she joined fellow descendants of Civil War ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - After nearly 100 years in an unmarked grave, a Rockford veteran is honored for his role in America’s bloodiest battle. On Thursday, Samuel H. Bogenrief, a farrier with the 17th ...

On a Veterans Day ceremony held 160 years after they served their country, four Civil War soldiers were finally honored Tuesday at Greenlawn Cemetery in Wyandanch. It was believed to be the first ...

A Juneteenth ceremony will honor 52 Black veterans of the Civil War buried at North Burial Ground in Providence, RI. The Juneteenth Project partners with the city cemetery to highlight the veterans' ...

LEELANAU COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) - - Lawmakers in Lansing are working to honor a group of Native American veterans who served in the Civil War. Rep. John Roth, R-104th District, emphasized the ...

It’s never too late to show respect. That’s the philosophy of Wheatley Heights resident Ron Wells, who has organized what is believed to be the first Veterans Day ceremony to honor Civil War soldiers ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - Iowa is a long way from the major battlefields of the Civil War. But, more than 76,000 Iowans served in the Union army. That was a substantial portion of the state’s population ...