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Black Civil War soldier finally gets proper military burial — after star NYC journo family spends 15 years tracking down unmarked grave
It took 150 years for this veteran to finally get the respect he deserves. Brave black Civil War soldier Sandy Wills was recently given a heartfelt military burial — after his great-great-great ...
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Honoring Black Civil War soldiers buried in Camden's historic Butler Cemetery
The private cemetery is the final resting place for eight Black soldiers who fought for the Union during the Civil War. "They were men who were colored troops who couldn't be buried in White ...
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Arkansas unveils new historical marker honoring Black Civil War soldiers in MacArthur Park
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program dedicated a new historical marker Saturday to commemorate Black soldiers who fought in the U.S. Civil War. The new marker is ...
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Bill Introduced To Honor 200,000 Black Union Soldiers With Gold Medal
A new bill aims to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the African Americans who fought for the Union in the Civil ... African American soldiers, known as the United States Colored Troops. By ...
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Culpeper native's mission to honor Black Civil War soldiers
Howard Lambert, the first African American president of the Brandy Station Foundation, has worked tirelessly to bring these ...
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Colloquium speaker illuminates Black veteran experience during Civil War
While white generals are often at the center of Civil War archival research, Black Civil War veterans and their families ...