These Pennsylvanians played important roles in Civil War battles and in events surrounding the Civil War.- Levi Bird DuffLevi Bird Duff hated slavery so much, it cost him a leg ...
Peter Salem was a formerly enslaved man who was freed to fight in the American Revolutionary War. He is credited by many with fatally shooting British Major John Pitcairn during the Battle of Bunker ...
On July 16, 1953, Rear Adm. John H. Brown, commandant of the 4th Naval District, presented the Medal of Honor to Benfold’s infant son. In addition, the corpsman received the Purple Heart, the Korean ...
On June 17, 1863, Col. Luigi Palma di Cesnola was forced to watch his men get slaughtered near the village of Aldie, Virginia. Just hours earlier, his superior officer had placed him under arrest for ...
Hadar Goldin was killed during the 2014 Gaza war. The bodies of the final two American Israeli hostages -- Omer Neutra and Itay Chen -- were returned to Israel by Hamas last week, according to ...
The junta has been directing its subordinates to vote for USDP candidates in the final round of election held in phases. However, those under pressure still do not know who the USDP candidates are for ...
WASHINGTON, Jan 18 (Reuters) - The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers in Alaska to prepare for a possible deployment to Minnesota, the site of large protests against the ...
Glenna Moore pulls the cord to unveil the Raising the Shade monument in Rocky Mount on Sunday while onlookers cheer. Photo by Lindsey Hull. Despite the cold, a few hundred people gathered in front of ...
ROCKY MOUNT — With the release of a veil Sunday afternoon, the history of downtown Rocky Mount changed forever. A sculpture of a Black Civil War soldier now stands guard over the town watching over ...
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - A long-overlooked chapter of Franklin County’s history is now etched in bronze. Community members gathered Sunday afternoon on the grounds of First Baptist Church in Rocky Mount ...
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ROCKY MOUNT, Va. – The Franklin County NAACP has unveiled a monument honoring 70 African American men who served in the United States Colored Troops during the Civil War, adding to the small but ...