Lorain County Veterans Service Commission officials deserve credit for purchasing 39 books from the 103rd Ohio Volunteer ...

The first national observance was shortly after the American Civil War and was then called Decoration Day. Veterans decorated ...

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 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.

What led the United States into civil war in 1861? In this premiere episode of Kings and Generals’ American Civil War series, ...

Despite economic ties and diplomatic overtures, Britain ultimately chose not to support the Confederate cause during the American Civil War. This video explores the political, economic, and moral ...

The musicians of the Union and Confederate armies provided strong memories of the homes left behind for the battlefield. National Treasure: What Malcolm X Reveals About the Power of Speech on His ...

We’re celebrating ten years of Our Rich History. You can browse and read any of the past columns, from the present all the ...

But how did Memorial Day, held on the last Monday of May in honor of America’s war dead, begin? Here is a refresher: The holiday grew out of the Civil ... of both Confederate and Union soldiers.

Most of the Southern states, before the Civil War ... you as an American citizen; and that it was necessary, if they were to take their place as free people within the Union, that they have ...

Having the first Monday in September off from work was remarkable for American workers in 1894 ... and rallies in the decades after the Civil War. Union leaders in New York City organized what ...