In the American Civil war there were units on both sides which had uniforms heavily influenced by their individual heritage, fashion crazes or special requirements.

The U.S. Congress is considering a bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the 200,000 Black soldiers who fought to ...

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

CBS Philadelphia The private cemetery is the final resting place for eight Black soldiers who fought for the Union during the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Once one starts to look for it, blue is everywhere. It’s embedded in modern English language (“true blue,” “I’m feeling so blue,” “black and blue,” etc.), in music (the blues) and in history (from the ...

The wait is over for those wondering what the Blue Jackets and Detroit Red Wings will wear while playing outdoors March 1 at ...

in music (the blues) and in history (from the indigo trade to the color of Union soldier’s uniforms in the Civil War) “Still, I wondered, why so much blue? And what makes it matter?” ...

“That day, the military stormed into our house, and a gunfight broke out between the Arakan Army and the soldiers. My husband was sick and bedridden – he couldn’t run. A man in uniform ...

It’s a phenomenon that defined the Civil War ... uniforms or MAGA hats tell me to get lost, and warn others against me, I realize this might take a miracle. The make-believe soldiers bore ...