The Civil-War was the deadliest conflict in American history, and of the regiments assembled to preserve the Union, none suffered ... 5th New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry Regiment.

The Emancipation Proclamation, issued on January 1, 1863, specifically called upon freed slaves to enlist in the Union cause ... Two years into the Civil War, black soldiers prepared for battle.

The 103RD OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY REGIMENT, 1862-65, was a Union, three-year regiment comprised of men from northeast Ohio during the CIVIL WAR. Within its ranks were approximately 460 men from ...

This lecture includes several men from Southeast Minnesota who served with various regiments of United States Colored infantry, heavy artillery, light artillery and engineers. Their units patrolled ...

Abraham Lincoln was assassinated 160 years ago. There had been four years of terrible conflagration and the loss of thousands of lives. I have chosen to honor Black History Month by featuring two of ...

Penn Township resident Bill Bray has made it his mission to ensure the Civil War veterans buried in Westmoreland County are ...