Approximately 1,500 Shelby County men fought in the Civil War. Tuesday night, in light of America’s celebration for those who ...

The cremated remains of 28 Civil War veterans were recently discovered in storage facilities at a funeral home and cemetery ...

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The celebrated Underground Railroad conductor received posthumous recognition for her service as a spy, scout, nurse and cook ...

“After looking at maps of the Civil War, after looking at property records, it was determined this was the area of Alfred Mouton,” Muller said. The site, once part of Gen. Alfred Mouton’s plantation, ...

Thanks to the Missing In America Project, which finds, identifies and inters veterans, the ashes were recovered and most were ...

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, ...

Joe Biggs' attorney said federal prosecutors "overcharged" the Jan. 6, 2021 cases. A police officer testified Biggs led a group of rioters.

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 ...

Some of the Donald Trump supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, are celebrating his 2024 win. 'Y’all are in ...