The Cape Fear's most famous Civil War battle took place at Fort Fisher in January of 1865. But another important battle was fought miles away on the grounds of the present Day Cameron Art Museum.

The Civil War ended in 1865, exactly 160 years ago. While the societal topic of race and the war’s deeply rooted issues still linger in the modern world in new ways, the bloodshed of battles that were ...

The United States Colored Troops played a role in the history of Fort Fisher from the Civil War to World War II.

Mississippi Civil Rights Museum 4th best history museum in ... of the 5th Heavy Artillery Regimental flag of the United States Colored Troops, an African American regiment formed in Vicksburg ...

Peter Bentzon (ca. 1783–after 1850) was not only a free man; he was also a silversmith and jeweler who worked in Philadelphia and on the Caribbean island of St. Croix. Bentzon’s work is recognized ...

depicting United States Colored Troops in action. All of the items in this display were acquired by the former Lincoln Museum that used to be here in town at Lincoln Financial’s headquarters up ...