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For Confederate Army scout with Powhatan ties, life after the Civil War was devoted to spreading the word of God—and to ...
Since Iran emerged as a central issue in Washington, there has been copious chatter about a “civil war” within the MAGA movement over potential U.S. involvement in Iran.
GARRETSON, S.D. — In 1876, legendary outlaw Jesse James and his brother Frank were on the run after committing a bank robbery in Northfield, Minnesota. Chased by a posse, the two Missouri ...
Although in secret, LGBTQ+ people served in the American Civil War, including transgender soldier ... in factories and shipyards to support the U.S. during the war. Photograph by Zachary Frank, Alamy ...
On Sunday, June 16, 1861, the regiment marched from Camp Dement, located next to Oakwood Cemetery, to the Illinois Central railroad station in Dement Town. At 8 a.m., 22 cars loaded with men and ...
Building Civil War defenses south of Covington. (Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, October 4, 1862) The Cincinnati Black Brigade, one of the first examples of black soldiers serving the ...
KCCI EIGHT NEWS AT TEN. FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY IN DES MOINES. GLENDALE CEMETERY. THE REMAINS OF 15 UNION CIVIL WAR VETERANS RESTED IN UNMARKED GRAVES, UNMARKED UNTIL TODAY. KCCI’S KAYLA JAMES ...
Whereas on the 22nd day of September, A.D. 1862, a proclamation was issued by the President of the United States, containing, among other things, the following, to wit: "That on the 1st day of ...
Tom Selleck and Sam Elliot's 1982 Civil War Western film The Shadow Riders will be streaming for free next month. The movie hits Tubi on Jan. 1, 2025. Based on Louis L'Amour's novel of the same ...
At the end of the Civil War, Frank and Jesse James and other former guerillas who rode with Quantrill and Bill Anderson take the oath of allegiance to the Union. Feeling oppressed by Chicago ...
James M. Prichard, an author and retired archivist, will discuss Frankfort’s unique place in the annals of the Civil War in the River Room at the Paul Sawyier Public Library at 1 p.m. on Saturday.