Smithsonian Magazine on MSN8d
After Confederate Forces Captured Their Children, These Black Mothers Fought to Reunite Their Families
During the Civil War, Confederates targeted free Black people in the North, kidnapping them to sell into slavery. After the ...
The Washington Informer1d
Bill to Honor Civil War’s Black Soldiers Reintroduced, Coinciding with Black History Month
The U.S. Congress is considering a bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the 200,000 Black soldiers who fought to ...
Military.com2d
How Women Enlisted as Men to Fight in the Civil War
American women would not be welcome as full-time military members until 1948, but those who really, really wanted to fight ...
History Seekers on MSN2d
Artifacts Found Metal Detecting for Confederate Soldier Civil War Camps
Artifacts found Metal detecting for confederate soldier civil war camps (private permission). After filming last week's location of the confederate soldier in Munford, AL we decided to chase Civil War ...
CBS Philadelphia on MSN10d
Honoring Black Civil War soldiers buried in Camden's historic Butler Cemetery
Rev. Floyd White III saluting a tombstone in the historic Butler Cemetery in Camden, New Jersey / Credit: CBS Philadelphia ...
CBS News10d
In Camden's historic Butler Cemetery, a pastor honors lives and legacies of Black Civil War soldiers
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 ...
AOL10d
Honoring Black Civil War soldiers buried in Camden's historic Butler Cemetery
Dempsey Daniel Butler arrived in Camden, New Jersey, in the 1840s. An abolitionist and ardent supporter of the Underground Railroad, Butler opened a general store in the city. Through his business ...