In June 1866, just over a year after the Civil War ended, young Jewish men in Richmond, Virginia, removed their coats and set to work among the graves of their fallen comrades. Some were “frail of ...
Civil War reenactors participate in funeral services Oct. 16 for the burial of Union soldier Byron R. Johnson. Johnson was among nearly 30 Civil War veterans whose remains languished in storage ...
It took 150 years for this veteran to finally get the respect he deserves. Brave black Civil War soldier Sandy Wills was recently given a heartfelt military burial — after his ...
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Mass graves of Black Union soldiers slaughtered by Confederate guerrillas possibly identified in Kentucky
Archaeologists believe they have found two mass graves of Black Union soldiers in Kentucky thanks to remote sensing techniques and the dogged work of a local historian, allowing them to tell the story ...
Life Scout Josh Bourbon led a group of volunteers to clean and restore the gravesites of Civil War veterans in West Dundee, ...
A recently retired physician has solved a century-and-a-half-old mystery in Gettysburg National Cemetery, identifying the ...
A team searches for the remains of the soldiers slain in the Simpsonville Massacre. Aided by University of Kentucky archaeologist Dr. Philip Mink and the university’s EduceLab Mobile Team, researchers ...
SIMPSONVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Saturday will mark 160 years since more than 20 Black Civil War soldiers fighting for the Union were massacred in Simpsonville, Kentucky. A snow-covered stretch of Highway ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - It’s a story that’s modern chapter is 18 years in the making, but the entire tale dates back to 1865. Twenty-two Black soldiers were attacked and killed by Confederate ...
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