The Evening Sun3d
Union Park: Hanover renames local playground to honor historic battle fought on its land
A park that was the site of fierce fighting during the Battle of Hanover has a new name, in honor of the Union soldiers that ...
Transgender soldiers date to the Civil War
Women presenting as men — whether to escape the stifling construct of feminine life or to stay close to husbands or brothers ...
Teen figure skaters and coaches, group of hunters, students among victims of air crash
The victims of a crash between an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter included teen figure skaters returning from a ...
What we know about the DC plane crash victims
Crews fear there are no survivors, which would make it the deadliest U.S. air crash in nearly 24 years. D.C. fire and EMS ...
familydestinationsguide17h
The Fascinating State Park In West Virginia You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
Nestled in the heart of West Virginia, Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park is a hidden gem that’s been quietly minding its ...
Los Angeles Times29d
Opinion: How Los Angeles ended up with the same nickname as the Confederacy
Augustine Duganne, a New York legislator, soldier and poet ... referring to the Southern states of our Union. California has a New South, and the world at large is beginning to have a knowledge ...
The Vicksburg Post8d
UNSUNG HEROES: On the trail of the U.S. Colored Troops in Vicksburg
Under cover of darkness during the early hours of June 7, 1863, an army of 1,500 Confederate troops approached Milliken’s Bend, Louisiana, a key supply depot for General Ulysses S. Grant’s ...
Sunday is Robert E. Lee’s birthday. Why does Florida have 3 Confederate holidays?
Every year, the state of Florida observes the birth of Confederate General Robert E. Lee as an official state holiday.
The New York Times19d
GEN. BUTLER'S REMOVAL.; His Farewell Order Handsome Tribute to His Command Butler's Reason for His Removal. From the Army of the James.
HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH ... but as soldiers. You have shown yourselves worthy of the uniform you wear. The best officers of the Union seek to command you.
WRIC Richmond on MSN1d
A central Virginia park ranger plays the role of first Black war correspondent; ‘It is an honor’
A park ranger for Richmond National Battlefield Park didn’t know his acting experience would come into play when he started ...
WDRB7d
Black Civil War soldiers massacred in Simpsonville, Kentucky, remembered 160 years later
SIMPSONVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Saturday will mark 160 years since more than 20 Black Civil War soldiers fighting for the Union were massacred in Simpsonville, Kentucky. A snow-covered stretch of ...