Archaeologists in Virginia are trying to identify the remains of four Confederate soldiers who were killed in the Civil War.

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

Calvin Crane, a Roanoke man who died Sunday at 102, was believed to have been the last ... Confederate, still were alive. David Demmy, executive director of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil ...

In a first-of-its-kind ceremony in Westmoreland County Monday, dozens honored the final Union Civil War veteran buried in the ...

One of the earliest Memorial Day observances occurred on May 1, 1865. Organized by freed slaves and white missionaries.

Memorial Day started as Decoration Day in 1868. Eugene’s historic cemetery helps keep its Civil War origins alive.

As we celebrate this year's holiday, take time to reflect on Memorial Day's original purpose. If you're headed out to a ...