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The Elk Grove Historical Museum will host a free event marking the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 2, on the museum grounds, 399 Biesterfield Road.
ST. PAUL, Minn.—A Minnesota soldier killed in battle during the Civil War will have a special ceremony in his honor 150 years later.
In recognition of the Civil War Sesquicentennial, "Civil War-Era Memories" features excerpts from The Memphis Daily Appeal of 150 years ago. Perspective from our staff is in italics.
During this Memorial Day weekend, members of the United States Colored Troops who died in Orangeburg after the Civil War are remembered in the Sunnyside Cemetery. The United States Colored Troops were regiments of the U.S. Army during the Civil War that were composed of African American soldiers, according to wikipedia.org.
Brian Chilson TlHE FALLEN: Herb Rule was among those placing flags at Mount Holly Cemetery today in advance of Memorial Day. The line is open. It's hot. But you knew that. * DECORATION DAY : The photo from Mount Holly reminds me of a good article in New York Times today about the origins of Memorial Day as a day of grave marking for those killed in the Civil War. Several places in the U.S. claim ...
Editor’s note: This continues a series of reports on what happened in Southern Illinois 150 years ago during the Civil War. Reports will appear on days of significance to Southern Illinois – known at the time as Egypt.
A courageous Meadville man — wounded three times but remaining on a Civil War battlefield until he was too weak to continue — is being remembered this Memorial Day as the Meadville Area Memorial Day Committee continues its mission of observing the 150th anniversary of the War Between the States.
A state task force looking at ways to honor Minnesota's Civil War soldiers will be busy on Memorial Day, with the rededication at St. Paul's Oakland Cemetery of the grave of Lt. David Oakes, who was killed in battle 150 years ago this weekend. He was one of only four soldiers killed during the Civil War who were actually born in Minnesota, the governor's office says. There's a 10 a.m. Memorial ...
CANTON, Ga. (AP) — Military servicemen killed in the line of duty will be honored during a ceremony at Georgia National Cemetery in Canton. The program begins 11 a.m. Saturday and will feature retired U.S. Air Force Col. Robert Certain as the keynote speaker. The holiday first honored soldiers who perished during the Civil War and gradually came to include servicemen and women who died in all ...
This article is in response to recent development on the ongoing civil war within the ruling NDC on one side and the Rawlingses on the other, in particular, the address by the Ex-President Rawlings at the 30th anniversary celebrations of the 31st December Women’s Movement on May 15, 2012, in which he purportedly claimed that the Movement was the brainchild of his wife.
Mortally wounded Civil War Sgt. George Poundstone of Grand Ridge was bleeding very badly on the battlefield. But his focus was on saving his country's flag. Hoping to keep his regiment's U.S. flag from Confederate forces after a battle,
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