BANGOR, Mich. — "This is really the cornerstone of our cemetery," Bangor Mayor Lynne Farmer said. After 127 years, a civil war-era Dahlgren cannon has been restored to its original condition in ...

Something unusual ahead for Memorial Day Monday 1:34 Civil War era cannon blast honors soldiers buried at Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum 0:48 First practice at US Women’s Open at Erin Hills 1:38 ...

I wrote for The Telegraph a column titled “Grand Army of the Republic’s legacy lives on.” It dealt with the Parrott Rifle, sometimes called “the cemetery cannon,” which sits in Alton Cemetery. The ...

Almost 150 years after bloodshed divided the United States, the stories and memories of the Civil War still attract the citizens of its once war-torn country.

The recent return of the Woodruff cannon to Cape Girardeau has ignited historical reflection and interest from local Civil War reenactors. This artifact, named George after George Thilenius by the ...

John Buckler, with the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, led the charge to get the Union soldier, who died in 1931, this new headstone. “He was one of the soldiers that fought to preserve ...

More than a century ago, a Civil War cannon proudly sat in Greene Square in Cedar Rapids. Today, the park is cannon-less and Scott Huffman of Cedar Rapids wants to know where the cannon went.

They will also be recognizing and honoring 14 other Civil War soldiers that are buried in Mount Rest Cemetery. For more information on the Ansel Brainerd Cook Chapter, email [email protected].