The story behind Thomas O’Dea's harrowing drawing of the Confederates' Andersonville Prison in Georgia. Memorial Day events will be held at the site this weekend.

As families prepare to celebrate the three-day Memorial Day weekend with barbecues and trips to the lake, for many the ...

Memorial Day became an official holiday in 1971, but it started in 1868 as Decoration Day. It began as an effort to remember ...

The cemetery housing the twelve Civil War heroes and their families was adopted by Vietnam veterans, who ensure the upkeep of the land and gravestones. The Mechanicsburg community celebrates the ...

The public is invited to attend a Memorial Day Ceremony to honor the brave men and women who died in war that will be held 11 ...

Good news, New Jersey! It appears the transit strike may soon be over, and you’ll once again have access to the nation’s third-largest commuter railroad. Negotiators for New Jersey Transit and the Bro ...

Early postcard of Larkin Plaza By Mary Hoar, City of Yonkers Historian, President Emeritus Yonkers Historical Society, ...

Artillery 101 is an introduction to the light artillery arm as it was organized during the Civil War. We will examine the four components of the light artillery battery – ...

“We are pro-peace and anti-war,” he added. In closing ... Andrew Delaney of Martin Delaney & Ricci Law Group; CLEAR; the American Civil Liberties Union; and the ACLU of Vermont. The following are ...

Despite an extensive manhunt, the three were never found, leaving behind America’s most enduring prison mystery. After 29 ...

Confederate cavalry commander, John Hunt Morgan, launched his first raid into Kentucky. According to Lowell H. Harrison’s The ...