The Civil-War was the deadliest conflict in American history, and of the regiments assembled to preserve the Union, none suffered more losses in battle than the 1st Maine Heavy Artillery Regiment.

Louisiana Native Guard would fight in the Civil War. In 1886, the United States Congress established six African American military units, which would later be called the Buffalo Soldiers ...

By Jim Beaugez Under cover of darkness during the early hours of June 7, 1863, an army of 1,500 Confederate troops approached ...

When the U.S. military decided to assign three African American engineering regiments to the Alaska Highway project, it departed from its usual segregationist policies. Since the Civil War ...

The Civil War has been given many names: the War Between the States, the War Against Northern Aggression, the Second American Revolution ... of Missouri sent 39 regiments to fight in the siege ...

GETTYSBURG — A rare memoir of a Civil War veteran from Mooresburg has recently been found and published, offering more details about the successful 53rd Regiment, including the members ...

On Jan. 21, the Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War, Henry Casey Camp 92 Commander Kelly Hopkins donated on behalf of ...

American Civil War Museum at Historic Tredegar The Historic ... which tells the story of the units who fought in the Battle of Forks Road. A new exhibit, "The Impending Crisis," helps visitors ...