William Harvey Carney, born in slavery, was the hero of the Battle of Battery Wagner, fought in South Carolina in 1863.

Students who are arguing for the removal of cannons salvaged from the USS Hartford after a Civil War battle are doing history no favors.

It wasn’t just bullets and slashing swords that Isaac C. Hart had to fear during the Civil War. As a White Army officer leading Black troops, Hart faced the possibility of being treated harshly ...

Black soldiers' struggles for freedom took place on and off the battlefield during the Civil War.

New research is shedding light on a 40-acre military camp for Black soldiers that fanned out from the southeast corner of ...

A Black Civil War soldier's unmarked grave Up North finally gets a headstone For years, the residents of a tiny U.P. town laid flowers and flags on an unmarked grave in their cemetery. One man was ...

The cannon-firing display includes infantry demonstrations of troops depicting tactics from both the Revolutionary War and the Civil War.

Separated from other gravestones, these Black Civil War heroes were almost forgotten. Every Memorial Day, the twelve soldiers are remembered and celebrated.

Black soldiers' struggles for freedom took place on and off the battlefield during the Civil War.