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After the Civil War, veteran groups from the North and South coexisted in Fort Worth
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe Civil War was different from all other U.S. wars in that when Johnny came marching – or in many...
Veterans column: Hebron brothers die from disease during Civil War
Newark Advocate via Yahoo News· 9 months agoDuring the American Civil War, 29 families in Licking County were impacted by the death of at least...
Why We've Gotten 'Custer's Last Stand' Wrong for Nearly 150 Years
Time via Yahoo News· 11 months agoCuster's Last Stand from the Battle of Little Bighorn by Edgar Samuel Paxson Credit -...
Honoring valor and sacrifice on National Vietnam War Veterans Day
Daily Commercial via Yahoo News· 2 months agoLeesburg and Lady Lake and other communities around Lake County are recognizing the valor and...
Civil War's last vet had ties to area
The Free Press, Mankato, Minn. via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAug. 10—Local Civil War buffs will be in attendance during public events Saturday in Duluth to honor a man who, when he died in 1956, was the nation's last Union soldier. Albert Woolson lived ...
A Black Civil War soldier's unmarked grave Up North finally gets a headstone
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 12 months agoFor years, the residents of a tiny U.P. town laid flowers and flags on an unmarked grave in their...
More recent events also provide meaning of Memorial Day
Daily Leader via Yahoo News· 12 months agoMemorial Day dates back to at least the Civil War. After 1868, May 30 was designated as Decoration...
A 56-year promise broken: War widow finds the wrong man buried in her JBLM cemetery plot
Tacoma News Tribune via AOL· 1 year agoFor 56 years, Mary Dowling has driven to Joint Base Lewis-McChord from her Tenino home to visit the...
Honor Flight at Home recognizes veterans from Marion and other communities
The Marion Star via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHonor Flight at Home organizer Margie Saull hopes the program will keep growing and is asking area...
60 years after Medgar Evers’ murder, his widow continues a civil rights legacy
theGrio via AOL· 11 months agoEvers investigated lynchings, beatings and other violence that Black residents suffered at the hands...