Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War hold a previous Memorial Day event at the restored Old Greencastle Cemetery in Dayton. CONTRIBUTED Doug Hoffman salutes the grave of his great-grandfather ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Inspired by research into the Meadville man whose effort to educate his children led to the desegregation of Pennsylvania schools, ...

Samuel Finkbone was a 44-year-old farmer from Ontelaunee Township. “He wasn’t a guy who joined the army to join the army like a young guy,” said Civil War historian Ben Varner, standing at Finkbone’s ...

CAMDEN, N.J. (WPVI) -- Veterans gathered Monday at Butler Cemetery in Camden, New Jersey, to honor African American soldiers who served in the Civil War. They remembered those who made the ultimate ...

WYOMING, Mich. — At Marge's Donut Den, there are freshly-made apple fritters at the front of the store and, in a back room, discussions on how to keep the Civil War fresh in the minds of Americans.