A collection of Confederate generals, including Jefferson Davis, composed by the United States between 1861 and 1865, who ...

For many Americans, Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer — a time for backyard barbecues, sun-soaked ...

John Leach learned that his great-great grandfather served in the Civil War and was buried without a gravestone, so he did ...

On May 26, 1900, the Geneva Daily Times told its readers the Union veterans would not parade on Memorial Day. The local ...

Governor Youngkin vetoed House Bill 1699 earlier this month that would have eliminated the tax-exempt status of certain ...

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

Memorial Day is considered by many to be the beginning of summer, when swimming pools are reopened and Little League baseball ...

As some 500 flags fluttered in the gentle breeze, a crowd of nearly 100 gathered at Memorial Park Cemetery for the annual ...

Armed Forces Week begins the second Saturday in May, and Armed Forces Day is officially the third Saturday, celebrating all ...

Flowers and gardens have always been part of Memorial Day festivities. The origin of Memorial Day traces back to the waning ...

The first official Memorial Day observance was May 30, 1868 — just three years after the Civil War ended. On what was called ...

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 ...