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Shot during the Battle of Antietam, he remains RI's highest-ranking battle casualty
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 9 months agoOn Saturday, the Town of South Kingstown paid tribute to Civil War brigadier general and native son...
'So we don't forget': Sharpsburg students lay 5,000 flags at Antietam National Cemetery
The Herald-Mail via Yahoo News· 12 months agoNot quite as neat as the soldiers who marched the same grounds 180 years prior, the 50 children...
This home was in the line of fire in 1862. Preservationists helped it dodge another bullet
The Herald-Mail via Yahoo News· 9 months agoSHARPSBURG — For more than 160 years, this south county town's connection with the Civil War has...
Civil War era home built by Indiana University grad for sale in southern Indiana
The Herald-Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSPENCER, Ind. — Indiana Landmarks is selling a historic house built by an Indiana University...
President William McKinley helped thrust Canton onto the national stage
The Repository via Yahoo News· 4 months agoFew communities in the country are known as the home of a U.S. president. Canton is among them....
'This generation amazes me': Sharpsburg Memorial Day ceremony honors 'Greatest Generation'
The Herald-Mail via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSHARPSBURG — It was a day to honor the "Greatest Generation," those that fought in World War II, and...
Battlefields around the world are finding new purpose as parks and refuges
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 6 months agoAntietam National Battlefield, Maryland, site of a savage Civil War battle on Sept. 17, 1862. NPSThe...
51 Spooky Graveyards Across the Country
Cheapism via AOL· 2 years agoPeterTowle / Moment / Getty Images CC Why pay admission to a haunted house to get spooked, when cemeteries and the paranormal seem to fit hand in glove,...
Not all soldiers return from war. These are some of their stories
Gannett via AOL· 5 months agoROCKLAND − These memorable faces with their haunting, direct gazes might have been lost to history....
Researchers explore newly uncovered info on American Red Cross founder Clara Barton
Gannett via AOL· 6 months agoClara Barton was a "trailblazer"who became "arguably the most famous woman in America" during the...