Others show how a loved one was cherished through a photograph. This section displays objects that helped the soldier get through the atrocities of war—objects that have helped generations since in ...

American women would not be welcome as full-time military members until 1948, but those who really, really wanted to fight ...

Even longtime Civil War history buffs learned something new at the Kankakee Valley Historical Society’s event Saturday in ...

The conditions of camp life—most soldiers ... American Studies and has received several awards for teaching and research. She is excited to be sharing her love for the Civil War-era South ...

Lyons Wakeman and Frank Thompson fought on American battlefields during the Civil War. Research shows us that all of them were women living as men. They’re widely regarded as heroes now. But this week ...

Retired 1st Sgt. Mark Matthews was a soldier who saw the U.S. Army evolve from horse-mounted cavalry to diesel-driven, ...

It begs the questions—how common were blood transfusions during the American Civil ... the lives of soldiers continued to be debated among physicians in the post-Civil War period, particularly ...

During the Civil War, Confederates targeted free Black people ... An estimated 28 probable graves were identified at the seventh American president's former property, called the Hermitage Olatunji ...