Black soldiers therefore received $7 per month, plus a $3 clothing allowance ... Finally, on April 18, 1865, the Civil War ended with the surrender of the Confederate army. 617,000 Americans ...
The simple copper and cardboard urns gathering dust on shelves only had the name of each of the 28 soldiers — but nothing ...
He had experience in Congress as both a representative and senator, and had been secretary of war under President Franklin ...