A century after serving in the 39th United States Colored Infantry Regiment, two soldiers are to receive veteran headstones.

The story behind Thomas O’Dea's harrowing drawing of the Confederates' Andersonville Prison in Georgia. Memorial Day events will be held at the site this weekend.

Roving historical plaque dedicated to the “The ‘Battle’ of Adams Hill” that occurred May 9, 1861, during which only one gun ...

A Civil War veteran with a Michigan infantry unit who was unknown in Orleans County for over a century is now known to the ...

Emma Bushee's sons were serving on six continents. At home, she waited for their letters — and tried to pray them home safe.

Some veterans get parades and parties, taps and 21 guns, but tucked into this thicket of trees is an ode to war dead most don't even know is here. Weather has washed away some of the names, but even ...

From the American Revolution to modern battles, take a look back at the full toll of U.S. deaths in war this Memorial Day.

The quiet charm of Boalsburg has deep roots in American Civil War history. Tucked in the shadow of Mount Nittany, this small ...

Bill Russo of Ohio Township has spent the better part of two decades ensuring the graves of military veterans have new flags ...

Mississippi celebrates the birthday of Confederate President Jefferson Davis on Memorial Day. Here's what to know about the ...

Memorial Day is also almost universally considered to mark the beginning of the summer season. It is not that way everywhere, ...

That friendship has helped lead Jakubick to recently complete his own battlefield mission of photographing every monument on ...