Regardless of the exact figure, the Civil War stands as the bloodiest conflict in American history. (Here’s a list of the wars that killed the most Americans.) Union soldiers fought initially to ...

In Chesapeake, the lives and legacies of Afro Union Civil War soldiers were honored Thursday, making sure that those who ...

Click here to see how much soldiers were paid during the Civil War Privates on each side initially earned $11 per month. In June 1864, the Confederates raised each soldier’s pay to $18 per month.

For several decades, the cremated remains of more than two dozen American Civil War veterans languished ... over several years that they were all Union soldiers deserving of a burial service ...

The Chesapeake Sheriff's Office donated cemetery markers at a Civil War memorial to honor Black soldiers that fought for the ...

The American Civil ... Union soldiers assigned to northern Virginia lived in constant fear of nighttime raids. Unlike many Confederate leaders, Mosby adapted well to post-war life, becoming ...

It also awards college scholarships, provides educational resources and works on Civil War-related preservation projects. More than 1,155 Union and 151 Confederate soldiers are buried in the ...

LISLE (WBNG) -- Two Civil War soldiers will be honored on Saturday at Center Lisle Cemetery. The Daughters of the Union Veterans of the Civil War have researched and replaced the weather-worn ...

These soldiers, part of the U.S. Colored Troops, made up one-tenth of the fighting forces for the Union Army. Now, 160 years later, 70 Black Union military members who fought in the Civil War from ...