Ads
related to: confederate soldiers
Search results
Confederate monument to ‘faithful slaves’ must be removed, North Carolina residents’ lawsuit says -...
WTOP Washington· 19 hours agoA federal lawsuit filed Tuesday seeks the removal of a Confederate monument marked as “in appreciation of our faithful slaves” from outside of a North Carolina county courthouse ...
Memorial Day vs. Veterans Day: What we celebrate in May
FOX 10 Phoenix· 25 minutes agoMonday, Americans will commemorate Memorial Day, as custom every May. But the reason for the holiday is sometimes confused with another holiday celebrated in the fall. What is Memorial Day?
Civil War unit, often called Schuylkill Regiment, focus of presentation in Orwigsburg
Republican & Herald, Pottsville, Pa. via Yahoo News· 2 days agoORWIGSBURG — Civil War historian Ben Varner discussed the explosive history of the 48th Pennsylvania Regiment recently at the Orwigsburg Historical Society. Explosive, indeed. Members of the ...
Petersburg Catholic group sues Park Service over Memorial Day Mass
Richmond Times-Dispatch· 19 hours agoA Knights of Columbus council in Petersburg has gone to federal court, seeking the right to continue...
Virginia school board restores Confederate names
Virginia Mercury via Yahoo News· 2 days agoProud and satisfied, or sad and embarrassed. However citizens of the commonwealth view Shenandoah County School Board’s recent decision, Virginia appears...
Shining a Light on Mystery Civil War Photographer Who Took Gruesome Images
PetaPixel· 2 days agoTimothy O'Sullivan photographed the aftermath of the Battle of Gettysburg.
Learn about the Erie Civil War veterans who were the first soldiers' home residents
Erie Times News via Yahoo News· 1 day agoPatrick's Cathedral. He joined the 19th Pennsylvania Infantry the day before the April 1861 ...
Battle of Sacramento returns this weekend
Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky. via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe Battle of Sacramento reenactment and weekend festivities are returning for the first time this weekend, Friday, May 17-Sunday, May 19, in four years since the pandemic first began. “Thanks ...
Interesting facts related to Memorial Day
Arizona Daily Sun· 18 hours agoAlthough Memorial Day traces its origins to the years following the American Civil War in the mid-nineteenth century, it did not become an official...
Juneteenth proclaimed state holiday again in Alabama, after bill to make it permanent falters
WBRC Fox 6 Birmingham· 2 days agoAlabama Gov. Kay Ivey has again authorized Juneteenth— the day commemorating the end of slavery in...
