Forgotten Civil War Memorial found in Alton apartment building ...

Civil War drummer boy Willie Johnston received the Medal of Honor on Sept. 16, 1863, two months after his 13th birthday.

A plaque at Lincoln Cemetery commemorates Black soldiers who fought for the Union and died during the Civil War, as seen on Oct. 17. Obed Manuel/NPR hide caption toggle caption ...

A new exhibit transports guests back to the Civil War era, taking a look at the role of the region's railroads during and ...

The Union went into the First Battle of Bull Run on July 21, 1861, expecting a mere skirmish. The rebels brought a war. Although 1011 Union soldiers were wounded, empty ambulances led the retreat ...

Bishop Chester Thompson spoke to the Camden Noon Lion's Club last week about local history and the work the Zion Hill Summer ...

Contemporary health providers stand-in as Civil War surgeons during a re-enactment at the Spangler Barn in Gettysburg, Pa., ...

The Special Artist had a competitor of sorts in the Civil War photographer. But photography was then in its rude infancy, and its slow action —10 to 30 seconds’ exposure time—could not match ...

A Civil War soldier who died over 100 years ago has ... Civil War Recognition Albion Daniel Walterhouse Union soldier Headstone ... (he) fell off a wagon at one point, smashed his ankle, came back ...