He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat; He is sifting out the hearts of men before His judgment-seat: ...

The citizens of Western Massachusetts enjoyed a warm and gentle rain on Sunday, June 1, 1862, that raised hopes the new month wouldn't be like the previous, the driest May since 1855. A great battle ...

PEA RIDGE -- A bit of history was given life and breath Saturday as thousands of spectators watched a band of Civil War enthusiasts re-enact the lives, and sometimes deaths, of the soldiers who fought ...

MinnPost’s journalists are out in the community to report on the things that are happening in Minnesota. Your support right now will help fund their work AND keep our news paywall-free. The Battle of ...

• Part 9 -- Humble pie for Christmas, near-war with England, slave catching outlawed, St. Michael's Cathedral opens and D.H. Brigham burns The mangled and dead of the Twenty-Fifth Mass. were borne ...

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YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTY — What remains of a detonated cannon ball? And how is forensic archaeology vital to understanding how battles evolved? What were the main events of 1862 as the Confederacy ...

ALBANY (Sept. 21, 2012) -- Nine historic Civil War battle flags which tell the story of New Yorkers in battle during 1862 are now on display at the State Capitol here. The display includes battle ...

The flags of war like storm-birds fly, The charging trumpets blow; Yet rolls no thunder in the sky, No earthquake strives below. And, calm and patient, Nature keeps Her ancient promise well, Though ...

Nicholas Gonzales came prepared for the Foundation for Historical Louisiana’s 28th annual ceremony keeping alive the memory of the Aug. 5, 1862, Battle of Baton Rouge. Dressed as a Union Army solider, ...

The Battle of Williamsburg was nearly 10 hours old and showing signs of winding down when the gray-clad soldiers of the 24 t h Virginia Infantry erupted from a York County wood and hurled themselves ...