During the Civil War, Clara Barton risked her life helping distribute necessary supplies to Union Army soldiers. She was known as a "battlefield angel." Later, she founded the American Red Cross, a ...

Dan Mason in 1864 Credit: Courtesy of Glover Historical Society On a 2007 outing to the Northeast Kingdom, Tyler Alexander stopped by the Westlook Cemetery in Glover to visit his grandfather’s grave.

Insider Tip: You’re going to find out that walking into the Horse Soldier Gettysburg feels less like entering a shop and more ...

Barton Mitchell discovered General Lee's plans for the Battle of Antietam. Little known history of Barton Mitchell, a corporal from Bartholomew County, who served in the Union Army during the Civil ...

CYNTHIANA, Ky. (WKYT) - More than 100 Civil War-era letters written by a Union Army soldier to his wife have been digitized and made available online through a new website created by the ...

A rendering of Pennsylvania soldiers voting by artist William Waud was published in Harper’s Weekly, Oct. 29, 1864. (Library of Congress) “We cannot have free government without elections,” President ...

At first glance, there was nothing unusual about Pvt. Lyons Wakeman. The service record in the National Archives is similar to countless other Civil War soldiers. Coloring: Fair complected with brown ...

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' ...