In the last months of his life, serious doubts were raised about the alleged soldier's age and the claim that he fought in ...

Brave black Civil War soldier Sandy Wills was recently given a heartfelt military burial — after his ...

Joe Crawford reflects on his great-grandfather's service in the Civil War, his sacrifice and the family's tradition of ...

There was no big fanfare. Only a handful of people gathered to pay their respects. Yet there was something profound about the ...

Researching her family history, Cheryl Wills found she was related to a former slave who served in the Civil War with the ...

O ver a century ago, President Woodrow Wilson established Veterans Day to honor “the heroism of those who died in the country’s service” after the First World War. Wilson proclaimed that the day, ...

What America Owes Black Veterans of World War II These warriors came to embody Black Civil War service, if not African American patriotism. As the war raged, Sergeant Major Lewis Douglass of the ...

Bruce Frail and his son Ben — both long active in the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War — were on hand for service. Ben Frail was also a re-enactor at Johnson's service, portraying a ...

"It's amazing that they were still there and we found them," said Tom Keating, coordinator for the Missing In America Project. "These people have been waiting a long time for a burial." ...

In a traditional service offered to Civil War veterans, the historical 4th U.S. Infantry Regiment dressed in Union uniforms fired musket volleys and the crowd sang "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." ...