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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...
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...
This Civil War amputee led first expedition through the Grand Canyon
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 10 months agoFirst camp of the John Wesley Powell expedition, in the willows, Green River, Wyo. Terr. The Civil...
‘The Unvanquished’ Review: From the Shadows of the Civil War
The Wall Street Journal· 2 weeks agoBOOKSHELF The Civil War lingers through sweeping, cinematic episodes—Gettysburg and Vicksburg,...
Sons of Union Veterans of Civil War works to keep memories alive
The Daily Telegram via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThey’re most often seen on Memorial Day, sometimes dressed in replica uniforms, but appearing at...
'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...
Woodland Cemetery is bursting with history — and this tour guide is happy to share
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThere are too many stories to tell about the people buried in Woodland Cemetery; too much to say...
Hopefully, Till monuments will survive the test of time
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 4 months agoWay down in Amite County in the hamlet of Liberty, adjacent to the “Charlie Gordon Building,” once...
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...
Pritzkers donate Lincoln's Civil War order to Springfield museum
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoThe Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum introduced a new item dating back to the Civil...