The simple copper and cardboard urns gathering dust on shelves only had the name of each of the 28 soldiers — but nothing ...

Veterans Day is Monday, Nov. 11. It is a time for reflection and to celebrate and honor those who have served our country.

Camille Davis is writing a book called Visual Prestige: The Role of Portraits in Shaping the Nascent Identity of American ...

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

President Joseph R. Biden posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor to Union Army Soldiers Private Philip G. Shadrach and ...

These combat-tested Black soldiers have symbolized selfless patriotism among Black Civil War troopers. But most Black Civil War soldiers never saw combat. Instead, they worked on U.S ...

Many soldiers were wounded in combat, often at major battles such as Stones River and Gettysburg, but survived until long after the Civil War’s conclusion. An estimated 620,000 soldiers died ...

A show at the New York Historical looks beyond the runway to stitch together an overview of practical women’s clothing.

For decades, the cremated remains on more than two dozen American Civil War veterans languished in storage facilities ...

SEATTLE — For several decades, the cremated remains of more than two dozen American Civil War veterans languished in storage facilities at a funeral home and cemetery in Seattle. The simple ...

Civil War reenactors participate in funeral services Oct. 16 for the burial of Union soldier Byron R. Johnson. Johnson was among nearly 30 Civil War veterans whose remains languished in storage ...