The Civil War ended in 1865, but for Minnesota and the one-time rebel state of Virginia, the battle continues over a prized ...

More than 17,000 of them fought for the Union in the Civil War, including more than 5,500 Black soldiers, designated by the U.S. War Department in 1863 as United States Colored Troops.

The story behind the "Old Glory" nickname for the American flag dates back to a 19th-century ship captain, who proudly ...

Civil War sailors were some of the saltiest. (Public Domain) Although the Confederacy saw some success at sea, the Confederate Navy was largely outgunned by the Union Navy.

Coffee was an important part of a Union soldier’s ration during the Civil War. Each soldier was issued 36 pounds of coffee per year.

Newly formed Union regiments in the Civil War were typically made up of about 1,000 troops – 97 0 enlistees and 30 officers. In each regiment on this list, more than 200 soldiers were killed or ...

The short-lived Union Army Balloon Corps in the Civil War was in a way the U.S. military's first air force. ... Aeronauts used signal flags to help signal Union commanders.

The former Union Army's 21st Volunteer Infantry Regiment battle flag is believed to be the last Michigan Civil War flag on public display that is not part of the state's official collection. That ...

In this photo provided by The Valley Breeze, Civil War re-enactors fold an American flag near an urn, center, containing the cremated remains of Byron R. Johnson, a Union soldier who was born in ...

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