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The Last Civil War Funeral: Lt. Andrew Jackson Buttram (Part I)

This is Part I of the remarkable story of Confederate Lt. Andrew Jackson Buttram, believed to be the last soldier lost in battle during the American Civil War. Killed in the skirmish at Munford, ...
The Citizens' Voice

Slain Civil War soldier from Back Mountain finally gets grave marker

A Back Mountain soldier killed during the Civil War finally has a memorial marker recognizing his death after more than 160 ...
fox43

Local historian wants unknown Civil War soldier identified

YORK COUNTY, Pa. — For nearly 100 years, the identity of a civil war soldier buried in Paddletown Cemetery in Newberry Township has eluded historians. Not much about the soldier is known, other than ...
upnorthlive

Michigan highway may soon honor forgotten Native American Civil War heroes

LEELANAU COUNTY, Mich. — A stretch of M-22 in Leelanau County could soon bear a new sign honoring the patriotism and sacrifice of Michigan's Company K, a group of Native American soldiers who served ...
WRAL

Raleigh honors Black Civil War soldiers with Juneteenth tribute at National Cemetery

The U.S. Colored Troops were a regiment of mostly Black soldiers who fought for the Union during the Civil War. More than 200,000 men are listed as a part of the regiment at the National Archives.