Sgt. William Carney, whose Civil War heroism was portrayed by Denzel Washington in the movie "Glory," will get his own comic ...

Charles H. Walker settled in Columbia County after the war, and his descendants are committed to preserving and sharing his ...

Charles H. Walker's family is committed to preserving and sharing his diary, which has entries from September 1861 through ...

A significant piece of local and American history – one no one knew existed for over 200 years – will soon return home to ...

the legendary “Fighting 69th,” i.e., Meagher’s Irish Brigade of the American Civil War. The Meagher in question was Brigadier General Thomas Francis Meagher (August 3, 1823-July 1 ...

The governor and his staff stayed at the American House hotel on ... of Fort Sumter – the start of the Civil War. The First Defenders – two units from Pottsville and one each from Allentown ...

When the U.S. military decided to assign three African American engineering regiments to the Alaska Highway project, it departed from its usual segregationist policies. Since the Civil War ...

Spotlight on a letter from a young Union soldier interested in a commission with an African American regiment and ... the episodes Chandler Tintype and Civil War Letters, each of which looks ...

American Civil War Museum at Historic Tredegar The Historic ... which tells the story of the units who fought in the Battle of Forks Road. A new exhibit, "The Impending Crisis," helps visitors ...