Daniel Donne was 21 years old when he enlisted in the 48th Regiment of the Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry in Aug. 1861, and 86 when he died on 1926. “He was one of the best known Civil War ...
In a video clip from the 1930s, old Confederate soldiers step up to a microphone and let loose with the howling yelp that was once known as the fearsome "Rebel yell." From "The Rebel's Yell," Courtesy ...
On the 100-year anniversary of its original construction and dedication, Rifle’s Civil War Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) Memorial in Heinze Park is undergoing a special re-dedication ceremony on ...
On a Veterans Day ceremony held 160 years after they served their country, four Civil War soldiers were finally honored Tuesday at Greenlawn Cemetery in Wyandanch. It was believed to be the first ...
Life Scout Josh Bourbon of Troop 32 in West Dundee recently completed a community service project dedicated to preserving local history and honoring fallen soldiers. Josh and a team of volunteers ...
For decades, the grave of Joseph H. White sat neglected and unmarked in an abandoned Seward cemetery overgrown with trees. But this summer, the burial site of the Civil War veteran who ended up in ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - One man’s curiosity about his family tree left him stunned. He discovered relatives who had fought in the Civil War. In this week’s We the People, 19’s Katie Tercek share how ...
John E. Mallo begins a Memorial Day series with the McClay family, whose losses spanned the Civil War and World War I.
MARION - Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Charles A. Clark became an attorney in Cedar Rapids after the Civil War and is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery. Rebecca Otis (left) of Manchester was known ...