One of the best-documented female soldiers is Sarah Edmonds. She was a Union soldier and worked during the Civil War as a nurse. Bettmann / Corbis Even though women weren’t legally allowed to fight in ...
In June 1866, just over a year after the Civil War ended, young Jewish men in Richmond, Virginia, removed their coats and set ...
The National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg has expanded its Women at War exhibit.The display highlights the essential contributions of women during the war, both on and off the battlefield. Women ...
Women veterans from the Civil War, World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War are not exempt from Defense Department's sweep of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts within the U.S.
Historians say that Sarah Emma Edmonds exaggerated many aspects of her wartime experiences. Still, she bravely served in the Union Army, becoming one of hundreds of women who fought in the conflict in ...
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE – The public to a seminar, “Saints and Sinners: New Jersey Women in the American Civil War,” presented by Pary Tell at 6 p.m., Wednesday, March 23 at Cape May Court House Library, ...
During Burton Century Village’s Civil War Encampment event this weekend, spectators could find history at every corner throughout the museum. Located at 14653 E. Park St., the Civil War re-enactment ...