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Myles Keogh is commemorated by a monument in Leighlinbridge, and his name is inscribed on the Little Big Horn battlefield ...
Fred Minus brought Civil War history to life at Hopewell Valley Central High School, highlighting the experiences of Black soldiers who fought for the Union Army.
Traveller, a gray American Saddlebred, became almost as famous as his owner, Confederate General Robert E. Lee, during the American Civil War. Originally named “Jeff Davis,” Lee renamed him Traveller ...
He led the main attack force, according to many accounts. Witnesses saw Gall moving throughout the fight, placing warriors where they could best attack the cavalry units. His decisions helped surround ...
Archaeologists recently announced the discovery of skeletons at Colonial Williamsburg – but the skeletons weren’t from the Revolutionary War.
The naval theater of the American Civil War was filled with innovation and strategic importance. From the Union’s Anaconda Plan and blockade strategy to Confederate ironclads and daring sea ...
Elizabeth Van Lew, a Southern belle turned Union spymaster, exemplifies true heroism during the Civil War, challenging the diluted modern concept of a hero.
A Civil War veteran from RI was buried in an unmarked grave. Now he's getting his due. Civil War Veteran George Thomas Leach Sr. was buried without a gravestone at North Burial Ground in ...
Groups like Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War worked together to research information on 15 veterans so their graves would no longer be unmarked.
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During Keogh’s service in the Civil War, he wrote to his sister about the loss of Tom, an old horse that he had loved much and that had carried him through many charges.
Florida was the third state to secede from the Union during the Civil War. Around 15,000 Floridians fought in the Civil War, representing the highest percentage of any Confederate state. Florida ...