In the last months of his life, serious doubts were raised about the alleged soldier's age and the claim that he fought in ...

Brave black Civil War soldier Sandy Wills was recently given a heartfelt military burial — after his ...

The remains of 28 Civil War veterans and many of their wives are receiving burial services across the country. As first ...

Joe Crawford reflects on his great-grandfather's service in the Civil War, his sacrifice and the family's tradition of ...

There was no big fanfare. Only a handful of people gathered to pay their respects. Yet there was something profound about the ...

We always knew that our ancestor had served in the Civil War but not much else about his service ... discovering Truehart's enlistment records forced him to reconsider his family's history.

Election Day marks the final chapter in one of the most bewildering, unpredictable and consequential sagas in political ...

The law requires contracts between districts and technology providers to ensure appropriate security safeguards for educational records ... system or Civil War weapons for class.

O ver a century ago, President Woodrow Wilson established Veterans Day to honor “the heroism of those who died in the country’s service” after the First World War. Wilson proclaimed that the day, ...

What America Owes Black Veterans of World War II These warriors came to embody Black Civil War service, if not African American patriotism. As the war raged, Sergeant Major Lewis Douglass of the ...

In a traditional service offered to Civil War veterans, the historical 4th U.S. Infantry Regiment dressed in Union uniforms fired musket volleys and the crowd sang "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." ...