The origins of Memorial Day can be found in the hearts of grieving families after the Civil War. Casualties were felt in ...

15th Iowa Volunteer Infantry. His great-great-great grandfather, John Fisher, served in the regiment. He said flags for Civil War soldiers were important because they served not only as the nation ...

The flag of the 14th Louisiana Infantry Regiment was turned over to ... flag among a collection of a man agents described as a Civil War aficionado but not a professional collector.

Amidst the picnics and good times that many enjoyed during Memorial Day weekend, Pastor Dennis Snyder urged those attending ...

Weigel served in the Civil War with the 189th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He spent most of his life in Irwin and died at 99 years old in 1946. The ceremony was put on by William Bray, the camp ...

Military records can reveal valuable details about ancestors, from service history to family connections. This article ...

A century after serving in the 39th United States Colored Infantry Regiment ... to secure the headstones for the Civil War veterans. “They’ve been neglected for over a century.

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

Volunteers and members of the Third Iowa Light Artillery unit of Civil War re-enactors led a unique salute to our nation’s fallen soldiers this memorial day weekend, firing rounds from two of Iowa’s ...

The smell of campfires and gunpowder were in the air at Burton Century Village Museum and Historical Education Center’s Civil War re-enactment. The encampment took place on May 24 at 14653 E.

Under the shade of trees, tucked into green spring grass, rest two new gravestones. The bright, white marble stands out, ...

THOSE INCLUDE TWO BUILT BY CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS IN THE 30S AND A GYM BUI A wildfire swept through portions of a Civil War-era fort and historical site in southern New Mexico, forcing the ...