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Americans in former Confederate states more likely to say violent protest against government is...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 11 months agoDead soldiers lie on the battlefield at Gettysburg in July of 1863. Corbis via Getty ImagesOver the...
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...
Gettysburg 160th anniversary offers chance to learn about York County Civil War story
York Daily Record via Yahoo News· 11 months ago. A couple of years ago, historian Scott Mingus and I pulled together a list of unsung or overlooked...
The Least Irredeemable Confederate General Is Finally Getting His Day in the Sun
Slate via Yahoo News· 6 months agoIt’s hard to see Elizabeth Varon’s new biography of James Longstreet becoming a runaway bestseller,...
South Dakota Town’s Civil War Festival Is a Big WTF
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPhoto Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/GettyCANTON, South Dakota—South Dakota wasn’t a state during the Civil War. Founded in 1889, it...
When the Confederates raided York, everyone played with fire
York Daily Record via Yahoo News· 11 months agoIn their day, these four Lancaster County men had worked with their heads and hands, making things,...
History buffs, gun enthusiasts, and family history aficionados return to Gettysburg
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEli Thomas plays dead in the woods.Alan Chin for Insider At the battle of Gettysburg, Larry Geib was...
Memphians honor the dead of Fort Pillow ahead of Juneteenth holiday
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTucked in the back of the Memphis National Cemetery is a piece of Tennessee and U.S. history that is...
Forts Cavazos, Barfoot and Liberty — new names for army bases honor new heroes and lasting values,...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 12 months agoLt. Gen. Arthur Gregg attends a ceremony on April 27, 2023, in which a military base was renamed in...
Learn about the Civil War veterans who were the first Erie soldiers' home residents
Erie Times News via Yahoo News· 1 week agoThe first Memorial Day observance at the Pennsylvania Soldiers' and Sailors' Home in Erie on May 30,...