Researching her family history, Cheryl Wills found she was related to a former slave who served in the Civil War with the ...
In the last months of his life, serious doubts were raised about the alleged soldier's age and the claim that he fought in ...
The remains of 28 Civil War veterans and many of their wives are receiving burial services across the country. As first ...
Brave black Civil War soldier Sandy Wills was recently given a heartfelt military burial — after ... the National Archive along with family-tree records and eventually traced Sandy’s grave ...
There was no big fanfare. Only a handful of people gathered to pay their respects. Yet there was something profound about the ...
After the GAR faded away, as soldiers do, the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War organization took over the GAR’s records, Wojcinski said. State Rep. Mike Aylesworth and his wife ...
Joe Crawford reflects on his great-grandfather's service in the Civil War, his sacrifice and the family's tradition of ...
A West Michigan woman shares the story of her family tree, complete with unique artifacts she has collected. Her family has ...