He never came home. He was 26 years old with a wife and young daughter who would never see him again, never know fully what ...

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Memorial Day is a U.S. holiday that’s supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members, but it’s come to anchor the unofficial start of summer and a long weekend ...

Today, Colonial Park Cemetery is a peaceful resting place shaded by oaks draped in Spanish moss. But nearly two centuries ago ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Lincoln Forum Vice Chair Jonathan White reads an excerpt from the introduction to the book, "Final Resting Places." In this lesson, students will ...

TROUP COUNTY, Ga. — Restoration is underway at the Mulberry Street Cemetery in LaGrange. Many former slaves are buried there. Preservationists are hoping the public can help them find the names of ...

There was no plan for the dead during the American Civil War. Mass graves or leaving them where they fell would only go so ...

The City of Niota will host a brand-new community event, “Niota Living History Days and Civil War Program,” from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 25 and ...