Honoring a Civil War veteran who was lost to history
Researching her family history, Cheryl Wills found she was related to a former slave who served in the Civil War with the ...
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The Civil War Begins
He had experience in Congress as both a representative and senator, and had been secretary of war under President Franklin ...
Black Civil War soldier finally gets proper military burial — after star NYC journo family spends 15 years tracking down unmarked grave
It took 150 years for this veteran to finally get the respect he deserves. Brave black Civil War soldier Sandy Wills was ...
How Black Civil War Patriots Should Be Remembered This Veterans Day
O ver a century ago, President Woodrow Wilson established Veterans Day to honor “the heroism of those who died in the country’s service” after the First World War. Wilson proclaimed that the day, ...
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The Civil War and emancipation
Federal troops returned the fire. The Civil War had begun. Immediately following the attack, four more states -- Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Tennessee -- severed their ties with the Union.
Matthew McConaughey’s Civil War Thriller Box Office Flop Just Quietly Landed on a New Streaming Service
Free State of Jones, the Civil War thriller starring Matthew McConaughey and Mahershala Ali, was quietly added to Netflix on ...
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About The Film
The Civil War, an epic nine-episode series by the award-winning documentary filmmaker Ken Burns and produced in conjunction with WETA, Washington, D.C., first aired in September of 1990 to an ...
Remains of nearly 30 Civil War veterans found in a funeral home's storage are laid to rest
"It's amazing that they were still there and we found them," said Tom Keating, coordinator for the Missing In America Project. "These people have been waiting a long time for a burial." ...
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Civil War 150
The Civil War was a military, cultural, political, and economic milestone in American history. For four years the nation was in a bloody divide that extended from the East Coast to the pioneer West ...
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Civil War 150 Flags
This section displays objects that were used as flags during the Civil War. National Museum of American History Old Glory flag National Museum of American History United States National 34-Star Flag ...
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The Civil War Videos
A look at the people and events that shaped the Civil War and Reconstruction. Discover the people and events that document the American story — Saturdays on C-SPAN2. Come along with American ...
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Civil War
location and funding for a monument that will be erected on the lawn of the South Carolina State House Sarah Kuta A recent exhibition shows how soldiers sent in votes during the Civil War and ...