DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — The city of Troy unveiled a new Ohio History Connection marker to honor some of Ohio’s Black Civil War soldiers. The ceremony was held on Saturday, Aug. 16, at 11 a.m. at Soldier ...

Harrison resident Eric Schmitt was well aware of his family’s unique lineage growing up. The 55-year-old is a descendent of two Civil War soldiers: one who fought for the Union and its desire to ...

For nearly 100 years, the identity of a civil war soldier buried in Paddletown Cemetery in Newberry Township has eluded historians. Not much about the soldier is known, other than he died somewhere ...

"This mysterious providence" : Americans' initial responses to Civil War death -- "A heroic, eminent death" : the national dimensions of Lincoln's assassination ...

The Civil War meant different things to different people: Southerners fought a War of Northern Aggression, Northerners fought to save the Union. African-Americans fought for their freedom. The firing ...

Honoring local Black soldiers who fought for freedom during the Civil War. The Berlin police chief donated a special GI-Joe figurine to be part of a display to highlight the contributions of those ...

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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 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 ...