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The True Story Of John Clem, The 12-Year-Old Boy Who Became A Civil War Officer
U.S. President Abraham Lincoln called for volunteers to fight for the Union Army as the Civil War broke out between the ...
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The remains of 28 Civil War soldiers were found in a funeral home's storage. They've now been laid to rest.
The simple copper and cardboard urns gathering dust on shelves only had the name of each of the 28 soldiers ... away in funeral homes, others were found where they fell in battle or by Civil War ...
'Prepare to die': Civil War battle rages at Green Bluff on Memorial Day weekend
Green Bluff's Siemers Farm, known for strawberry and fall festivals, transformed into a Civil War battlefield this Memorial Day weekend. Late Saturday morning, Union and Confederate soldiers traded ...
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History detective uncovers stories of Arlington Heights’ forgotten Civil War soldiers
Brian Maloney remembers taking family road trips to Gettysburg and Fort Sumter and other historical sites, but never realized ...
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Speaker shares glimpse of Civil War soldier’s life through letters
The couple was married in May 1861, just as the Civil ... said soldiers were eager to get from the camp and onto the war, but Isely got sick and was left behind. “His regiment went away without ...
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Unsung story of Civil War’s 1st Black soldiers from Sea Islands to be told at Beaufort park
The city of Beaufort is developing six acres of prime property along Battery Creek into a park to honor the unsung story of a remarkable group of Civil War soldiers known as the 1st South Carolina ...