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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...
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...
From an annual spring festival to a Civil War talk, here are 5 Brunswick events this week
Star News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDiscussion of Ulysses S. Grant's turning point during Civil War Chris Mackowski will discuss the...
Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's pending promotion sheds new light on his overlooked fight for equal rights...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGeneral Grant stands in front of his campaign tent at his headquarters in Virginia in 1865....
'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...
Manitowoc Civil War gravestone restoration to be completed on Veterans Day, and more news in weekly...
Herald Times Reporter via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMANITOWOC - The mission to restore all Civil War gravestones in Section E2 of Evergreen Cemetery in...
How well do you know your monuments to Black Americans? Here's a primer.
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 3 months agoMemphis is a city rich in African American history. From early 20th Century businessmen to civil...
Under the baobab: Immigrants are part of democracy’s DNA. Fearing them makes no sense
State College Centre Daily Times via Yahoo News· 3 months agoMy father was an immigrant. He was part of the great migration to Chicago from Mississippi — filled...
News briefs: Ross County Historical Society’s Spring Speakers Series kicks off April 19
Chillicothe Gazette via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGeneral Ulysses S. Grant will kick-off the Ross County Historical Society’s Spring Speakers Series CHILLICOTHE -- The Ross County Historical Society’s 2023 Spring Speakers Series begins Wednesday ...
Recounting historic battle on the Fourth
The Oskaloosa Herald, Iowa via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 2—Editor's Note This is the first of a two-part series examining local connections to the Civil War, particularly the year 1863. Several historical sources were used in this report, including ...