American women would not be welcome as full-time military members until 1948, but those who really, really wanted to fight ...
The Civil-War was the deadliest conflict in American history, and of the regiments assembled to preserve the Union, none suffered more losses in battle than the 1st Maine Heavy Artillery Regiment.
Even longtime Civil War history buffs learned something new at the Kankakee Valley Historical Society’s event Saturday in ...
The Civil War was fought in 10,000 ... and the state of Missouri sent 39 regiments to fight in the siege of Vicksburg: 17 to the Confederacy and twenty-two to the Union. Between 1861 and 1865 ...
The Battle of Cold Harbor was the Confederacy’s last major Civil War victory. Does it offer any insight into the mysterious ...
ranking among the top 15% of Union regiments in days of combat. Kankakee Valley Historical Society and Chesterton High School teacher Bob DeRuntz, who hosts a two-day living history Civil War Camp ...