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Black Civil War soldiers honored, name by name, at Vicksburg battlefield
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 3 months agoVICKSBURG, Miss. — Thelma Sims Dukes grew up during the 1940s and ‘50s in a segregated Mississippi...
‘The Unvanquished’ Review: From the Shadows of the Civil War
The Wall Street Journal· 1 month agoBOOKSHELF The Civil War lingers through sweeping, cinematic episodes—Gettysburg and Vicksburg,...
South Carolina's execution by firing squad: The last reenactment of the Civil War?
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAn illustration of a deserter being executed by a firing squad at the Federal Camp in Alexandria...
Civil War veteran John Kapsa's unmarked grave receives headstone after 105 years after death
Iowa City Press-Citizen via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoLocal Civil War veteran John Kapsa died on Saturday, Nov. 29, 1919. He lay in an unmarked grave in...
This Civil War amputee led first expedition through the Grand Canyon
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 11 months agoFirst camp of the John Wesley Powell expedition, in the willows, Green River, Wyo. Terr. The Civil...
'West Wing' star Bradley Whitford discovers his personal connection to Ulysses S. Grant and the...
Yahoo TV via AOL· 2 years agoOn a new episode of Who Do You Think You Are?, Sunday night, actor Bradley Whitford, who is best...
Be a tourist in your own backyard: Soak up Mississippi history, blues, and beautiful views
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMississippi offers travelers a diverse array of options, including beautiful remote camping sites,...
Gov. Tate Reeves faces criticism over tradition of proclaiming Confederate Heritage Month
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGov. Tate Reeves, who two years ago signed a bill to change the state flag to a design without the...
Mayorkas Almost Become the Second Cabinet Member Impeached. The First Was a Civil War Hero
Time via Yahoo News· 4 months agoSecretary of War William W. Belknap Credit - Heritage Art/Heritage Images/Getty Images House...
Take a roadtrip through Owen County and check out these three historic markers
Spencer Evening World via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOwen County has no shortage of historic locations within its borders. From the historic structures...