Approximately 2.4 million soldiers were engaged in the Civil War, with around 1.56 million fighting for the North and an estimated 800,000 for the South (although Confederate records remain ...

Civil War soldiers carried a lot of baggage — an average of 50 pounds. The knapsack, or “Patent Bureau,” issued by the government was not designed to support heavy weight.

Learn the history and meaning behind the Civil War anthem with full John Brown's Body lyrics and understand its impact on ...

In this photo provided by The Valley Breeze, Civil War re-enactors fold an American flag near an urn, center, containing the cremated remains of Byron R. Johnson, a Union soldier who was born in ...

Almost 2.4 million soldiers fought in the Civil War – about 1.56 million for the North and probably 800,000 for the South (records for the Confederate are incomplete). Estimates of the total ...

In Kevin Costner's case, it seems his love for the Civil War era runs in his family genes. The actor, producer and director, whose new film, “Horizon: An American Saga,” comes out June 28, is ...

They recently received Civil War artifact donations, including a frock coat, sword and company clerk's record valued at nearly $15,000. "It amazes me what people will donate," Aikey said.

Now, 160 years later, 70 Black Union military members who fought in the Civil War from 1863 to 1865 will be memorialized in a monument planned for Rocky Mount in Franklin County, Virginia, where ...

Civil War Union soldiers to receive tombstone dedication. By Julia Laude. Published: May 12, 2023 at 11:37 AM EDT LISLE (WBNG) -- Two Civil War soldiers will be honored on ...

People gather for a ceremony Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022, honoring Union Pvt. Elias Fenstermacher, the last Civil War veteran buried in Crow Wing County, at Evergreen Cemetery in Brainerd.