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30 Black Civil War veterans added to downtown monument
A single black plaque featuring two rows of 15 names has been added to the Civil War memorial on the downtown Jacksonville square. Those named were Black soldiers from Jacksonville who fought for the ...
Tubman's 1863 raid, which destroyed seven plantations along the Combahee River in South Carolina and freed 756 enslaved ...
A new sign memorializing the service of the 123 enlistees in the United States Colored Troops Union Army from Breckinridge ...
"We represent the only Black regiment from Michigan that fought in the Civil War," Guyler Turner, president and corporal of 102nd U.S. Colored Troop Company B, said.
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich warned of an "underlying cultural civil war" in America, claiming President Donald Trump's support comes from his opposition to the Obama-Biden system.
A new Civil War trail sign has been installed in Plymouth to honor African-American soldiers who served in the Civil War. The dedication ceremony, held on Saturday, featured re-enactors from Tryon ...
The U.S. Navy may rename ships named for prominent civil rights and other American leaders like Harvey Milk, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Harriet Tubman, according to a report from CBS News.
When Pulaski’s Edwin Ayers joined the Union Army during the Civil War, an officer made the 16-year-old a drummer boy because he was too small to carry a rifle.
Members of Oley Valley American Legion Post #878 and community members placed flags on veterans’ graves for the Memorial Day remembrance. From left are Dennis Prutzman, Ronald Prutzman, Roger ...
PLYMOUTH, N.C. (WITN) - A ceremony and ribbon cutting were held in Plymouth to remember the black soldiers who fought during the Civil War. On display at the memorial is a photo that was taken in ...
The American Civil War marked a major turning point in the history of the United States. Less than a century after it was officially founded, the U.S. was at risk of becoming two different countries, ...