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Historian Patrick O’Donnell spotted an intriguing roadside marker and then spent six years researching a part of the Civil ...
Beyoncé faced online backlash for wearing a Buffalo Soldiers shirt on tour. A Cornell Africana studies scholar is now ...
New Orleans, with its strong maritime traditions, is sometimes considered a "Navy town," but the city's Army roots are equal ...
From Revolutionary War veterans who settled in Northeast Ohio to a local soldier who commanded artillery against Nazi Germany, an exhibit from the Geauga County Historical Society is showcasing ...
War artifacts are typically weapons and uniforms, but occasionally something so strange shows up, that even historians are at ...
Pennypacker Mills hosts Civil War music with Charlie Zahm and a Victorian Game Day with historical baseball, inviting families for interactive history experiences.
Vancouver’s former Army post provided a training ground for both Union and Confederate officers until the Civil War broke out in April 1861. At the start of the Civil War, some officers resigned and j ...
Civil War remains found at Colonial Williamsburg, archaeologists say Virginia archaeologists recently came across four skeletons dating back to the Battle of Williamsburg, which was fought in 1862.
Posted: May 20, 2025 | Last updated: May 20, 2025 Amidst the chaos of 1860s warfare, one Confederate unit marched into battle dressed like Revolutionary War ghosts. This was no accident.
In high school Griffin also expressed an affinity for Robert E. Lee, the Confederate general who led southern forces during the Civil War.
In the American Civil war there were units on both sides which had uniforms heavily influenced by their individual heritage, fashion crazes or special requirements. The Supreme Court signals it ...
He has a Civil War uniform — complete with sword and canteen — at home. It's blue, the color of the Union army. "I like the Union. They're good," he said. "The Confederates'slaved a lot of ...