He had experience in Congress as both a representative and senator, and had been secretary of war under President Franklin ...

The remains of 28 Civil War veterans and many of their wives are receiving burial services across the country. As first ...

In a traditional service offered to Civil War veterans, the historical 4th US Infantry Regiment dressed in Union uniforms ...

When West Virginia became a state on June 20, 1863, the Civil War was still raging, meaning that even though it was no longer ...

The post-Civil War era was brought to life Saturday by actors portraying Grand Army of the Republic members. Union soldiers ...

O ver a century ago, President Woodrow Wilson established Veterans Day to honor “the heroism of those who died in the country’s service” after the First World War. Wilson proclaimed that the day, ...

President Joseph R. Biden posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor to Union Army Soldiers Private Philip G. Shadrach and ...

The 31-year-old Plano native sported the blue overcoat and cap of a Union infantryman, rifle and flask slung over his ...

“The end of the war is clear-cut. The only thing that is not clear is the means by which it’s achieved and the timing,” Chris ...

There was no big fanfare. Only a handful of people gathered to pay their respects. Yet there was something profound about the ...

Contributed Sen. Mike Bernskoetter, R-Jefferson City, center, holds up a Missouri flag flown over the state Capitol alongside ...