Vicksburg National Military Park Chief of Interpretation Brendan Wilson, left, conducts a ceremony of remembrance with two Civil War reenactors and Thelma Sims Dukes, center, and her niece Sara Sims ...

Louisiana provided over 24,000 soldiers of color to fight for the Union during the Civil War, more than any other state, and ...

When the Civil War erupted in 1861, no one on Long Island had a more personal stake in the outcome than its Black residents. Although free, they were keenly aware of the impact of slavery. Most were ...

Soldiers who fought in the Civil War and World War I are buried in the Mica Peak Cemetery without proper markers honoring ...

SEATTLE — For several decades, the cremated remains of more than two dozen American Civil War veterans languished in storage facilities at a funeral home and cemetery in Seattle. The simple copper and ...

The Michigan 21st Regiment’s Civil War battle flag is more than just a piece of fabric, it’s a symbol of Ionia County history ...

The bottom of Lake Michigan, a field in Pennsylvania... What became of that lost Civil War gold? Does it even exist? We ...

Another veteran of the American Civil War who died in obscurity in England is finally receiving recognition of his service.

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VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) — Thelma Sims Dukes grew up during the 1940s and ‘50s in a segregated Mississippi town steeped in Civil War history. As a small Black girl, she would walk to school through ...

VICKSBURG, Miss. — Thelma Sims Dukes grew up during the 1940s and ‘50s in a segregated Mississippi town steeped in Civil War history. As a small Black girl, she would walk to school through Vicksburg ...