Shady Grove Cemetery near Cape Girardeau traces Black life from slavery and Civil War service through Jim Crow, preserving the stories of newly freed families who built their own institutions.
I’M JACKIE DEFUSCO. 15 CIVIL WAR VETERANS NOW HAVE PROPER GRAVE MARKERS IN DES MOINES, CLINTON GLENDALE CEMETERY. A RETIRED DES MOINES FIRE INVESTIGATOR LED THE EFFORT FOR THE RECOGNITION. HE HAD THE ...
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How was a 7-year-old a Civil War veteran? We found his grave
We returned to a small family cemetery in the Georgia woods to revisit the grave of Benjamin Williams, a Confederate veteran born in 1854. After speaking with a local historian, we learned something ...
Mercer County will host a program to mark the 160th anniversary of key Civil War ending events on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, from 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Mercer Cemetery in Trenton. The ceremony will ...
GETTYSBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — A long-time cemetery in Gettysburg announced it will be launching a capital campaign to support a historic preservation project. The Board of Trustees of Gettysburg’s ...
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Every cannon blast at the Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum serves as a somber reminder of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. At a Memorial Day ceremony, hundreds of people ...
ALLEGAN, Mich. — Six local soldiers of the Civil War were honored with gravestones in Allegan on Saturday. The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War and the Friends of Allegan’s Oakwood Cemetery ...
Harrison resident Eric Schmitt was well aware of his family’s unique lineage growing up. The 55-year-old is a descendent of two Civil War soldiers: one who fought for the Union and its desire to ...
The first shot of the bloodiest battle of the Civil War was fired by a man from DuPage County. Lt. Marcellus E. Jones of the 8th Illinois Calvary was on patrol outside Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, ...
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