Angel’s Glow: The glowing bacteria that saved soldier lives at Shiloh

Dubbed the "Angel's Glow" by Civil War soldiers doctors reported that those with glowing wounds had lower infection rates and ...
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The Fate of Civil War Soldiers' Bodies

There was no plan for the dead during the American Civil War. Mass graves or leaving them where they fell would only go so ...
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Serving Those Who Serve: The role of African-American soldiers during the Battle of Ft. Blakeley

One thing you should know is that many of the thousands of Black soldiers who fought for the Union Army during the Battle of ...
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Black Civil War soldiers to be honored with 7-foot bronze monument

The Militia Act, passed by the United States Congress in 1862, allowed enslaved men to fight for their country during the Civil War. These soldiers, part of the United States Colored Troops, made up ...
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Speaker shares glimpse of Civil War soldier’s life through letters

FORT LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS — Ken Spurgeon, assistant professor of history at Friends University in Wichita, Kansas, presented the Friends of Frontier Army Museum speaker series lecture Feb. 26, 2025, ...
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Black soldiers helped save the Union during the Civil War. They will be honored June 21.

PROVIDENCE − Fifty-two Black veterans of the Civil War are buried at Providence's North Burial Ground. On Saturday, June 21, they will be honored as the community marks Juneteenth. "I think it's ...
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Afro Union Civil War soldiers honored at March Corprew Memorial Cemetery

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — In Chesapeake, the lives and legacies of Afro Union Civil War soldiers were honored Thursday, making sure that those who served our country are not forgotten. More than ...
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Descendants of Civil War veterans clean Union soldiers’ headstones at Lawrence’s Pioneer Cemetery

Members of Lawrence's branch of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War clean the headstones of Union soldiers on Saturday, July 19, 2025, at Pioneer Cemetery. Members of the Sons of Union ...
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City of Niota announces 'Living History Days and Civil War Program'

The City of Niota will host a brand-new community event, “Niota Living History Days and Civil War Program,” from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 25 and ...
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Six Civil War soldiers receive long-overdue gravestones at Allegan's Oakwood Cemetery

ALLEGAN, Mich. — Six local soldiers of the Civil War were honored with gravestones in Allegan on Saturday. The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War and the Friends of Allegan’s Oakwood Cemetery ...
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Arizona film tax credit helped create Western based on Civil War battle at Picacho Peak

The bipartisan Arizona film tax credit program has been embroiled in a legal battle over its constitutionality. Less than $1 ...
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Black soldiers helped save the Union during the Civil War. They will be honored June 21.

A Juneteenth ceremony will honor 52 Black veterans of the Civil War buried at North Burial Ground in Providence, RI. The Juneteenth Project partners with the city cemetery to highlight the veterans' ...