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The U.S. Colored Troops were among the first to arrive in Texas to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation—yet their story has long been overlooked.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Confederate soldier towering over the Gaston County courthouse will remain at his post, despite the NAACP saying it violates ...

In June 1866, just over a year after the Civil War ended, young Jewish men in Richmond, Virginia, removed their coats and set to work among the graves of their fallen comrades. Some were “frail of ...

The fourth Monday in April is a state-recognized holiday known as Confederate Memorial Day. Alabama is one of four states that officially recognize the 250,000 Confederate soldiers who lost their ...

After discovering her ancestor Nathan Allen had no grave, local author Linda Culp Holmes finally honored his service.