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Utica Independent Infantry Company prepares for war: This week in Mohawk Valley history
Utica Observer-Dispatch via Yahoo News· 11 months ago1812, 211 years ago Off to war "Gather 'round, boys," shouts Capt. William Williams. "I've just...
Christian film 'The Hopeful', set in 1800s, explores similarities of modern America, 21st century
Fox News via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoIn mid-April, the Christian film "The Hopeful" was released to viewers in 900 theaters across the...
Long forgotten helmsman, a key figure in a sea battle off Maine during the War of 1812, is honored...
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 7 months agoSep. 30—When the American brig USS Enterprise defeated the HMS Boxer in a quick, bloody battle off Pemaquid Point during the War of 1812, the British captain was killed and his American counterpart ...
Why Russia gave up Alaska, America’s gateway to the Arctic
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoOn March 30, 1867, U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward and Russian envoy Baron Edouard de...
How privateering worked in the American Revolution
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 1 week agoEast Indiaman Kent (left) battling Confiance, a privateer commanded by French corsair Robert Surcouf in October 1800, as depicted in a painting by...
'Touched With Fire': How Hornell man went from Steuben County banker to Civil War general
Spectator via Yahoo News· 1 week agoThe great cyclone of the Civil War swept up every single American, transforming (or ending) lives...
Civil War Soldier Gets Gravestone More Than 150 Years After 1863 Death: 'Makes You Feel Proud'
People via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAmber Saunders More than a century and a half after his death during a battle against Confederate...
The Old Burying Ground attracts New Bern, Craven tourists to its drama of war and love
Sun Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThis is the second part of an ongoing series by reporter Todd Wetherington examining the beauty and...
Learn the story of the Battle of Nantucket during Sail Portsmouth
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDonald Peacock, captain of the tall ship Lynx, will collaborate with troubadour Bill Schustik in a...
The heroic end of a Naval ship named for a Delaware commander
Delmarva Now | The Daily Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDeep in the waters near the Isles of Scilly off the southwestern coast of England lay an American...