American women would not be welcome as full-time military members until 1948, but those who really, really wanted to fight ...

The Civil War is well known for great battles, famous generals and large casualties. But there was a lesser known side of the war, the guerrilla war where bands of civilians and soldiers joined forces ...

The U.S. Congress is considering a bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the 200,000 Black soldiers who fought to ...

Women presenting as men — whether to escape the stifling construct of feminine life or to stay close to husbands or brothers who went to war — have been serving in combat for centuries.

Rev. Floyd White III saluting a tombstone in the historic Butler Cemetery in Camden, New Jersey / Credit: CBS Philadelphia ...

Now, Bray aims to track down descendants of John E. Wiegel — the last Union Civil War veteran to be buried in Westmoreland County — for a Memorial Day ceremony. Civil War veterans group Bray ...

Blanton said estimates range from about 400 on the Union side to about 250 on ... Cashier’s fellow soldiers — crusty old Civil War veterans — stepped in to defend him. When he died, they ...