U.S. President Abraham Lincoln called for volunteers to fight for the Union Army as the Civil War broke out between the ...

Throughout 2025, the Herald-Leader will showcase Lexington’s 250-year history, such as the Lexington Rifles, a Civil War militia that was formed in 1857.

Green Bluff’s Siemers Farm, known for strawberry and fall festivals, transformed into a Civil War battlefield this Memorial ...

Back in the American Civil War, the American military ... Lowe and the Union Army’s fleet of balloons were not floating weapons platforms. No one strapped a cannon to the basket of a balloon ...

In the years leading up to the Civil War Meigs also supervised ... In addition, as the Union Army was assembled, this craze of weapons purchased created a supply nightmare. There were over 15 ...

"My group is participating in the weapons demonstration," he said ... Hardtack was a staple food for soldiers during the Civil War on both the Union and Confederate sides. It was a hard ...