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

Minnesota Gov. Alexander Ramsey answered President Abraham Lincoln’s initial call for volunteer Union troops at the outset of the American Civil War with an offer of 1,000 Minnesota ...

Much has been written about the war experiences of Major William Gibbs Allen of Rhea County, but perhaps a most notable ...

Col. GILTNER had the valuable services of Lieut.-Col. BOTTLES, of the Twenty-sixth Tennessee Regiment, who, being absent from his command at Chattanooga, volunteered his services for the occasion.

It was filmmaker Ken Burns who said, “The Civil War was fought in 10,000 places. From Valverde, New Mexico, and Tullahoma, Tennessee, to St. Albans, Vermont, and Fernandina on the Florida coast.

Sam Watkins was a 21-year-old member of the Maury Grays, 1st Tennessee regiment, and a dedicated soldier. He was also an articulate and candid writer. He wanted to fight for states' rights ...

The Civil War was fought in 10,000 places, from Valverde, New Mexico, and Tullahoma, Tennessee ... and the state of Missouri sent 39 regiments to fight in the siege of Vicksburg: 17 to the ...

During Black History month it is only right to pay tribute to a man having the distinction of being the only black Rhea ...

This lecture includes several men from Southeast Minnesota who served with various regiments of United States Colored infantry, heavy artillery, light artillery and engineers. Their units patrolled ...

Abraham Lincoln was assassinated 160 years ago. There had been four years of terrible conflagration and the loss of thousands of lives. I have chosen to honor Black History Month by featuring two of ...