At 29, the Scranton-born soldier succumbed to injuries received in battle. Creeping up on nearly two centuries later, the Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Association of Scranton and Civil War ...

Petersburg National Battlefield was the site of the final chapters of the Civil War. The Battle of Petersburg lasted more than nine and a half month siege with 70,000 casualties! This hard-fought ...

PETERSBURG, Va. (WRIC) — Pamplin Historical Park and the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier will honor Medal ... Officials said Cukela received the award for his actions in World War I during ...

I am responding to your recent editorial about the current status of the National Park Service (NPS) as a current volunteer at the Petersburg National Civil War Battlefield (PNB). I was an Army ...

In several ways one of the Civil War’s most unusual actions, Grant’s attempt to take Petersburg was plagued by more than ... Lee, are brought down a notch. Chick’s battle pieces are very well written, ...

The veteran of a dozen battles was killed at Petersburg ... the Civil War, Hill was among the highest-regarded generals on either side. He often donned a bright red shirt just before battle ...