Over the four years of the American Civil War – from 1861 to 1865 – the majority of military casualties were suffered by Union forces. To maintain the integrity of the Union, federalist states and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thousands of people gathered on the Boston Common to rededicate a memorial to the Shaw 54th Regiment, the Civil War unit of Black ...

(Editor’s note: This is adapted from James McClure’s foreword to a new Civil War regimental history book about the 200th Pennsylvania Volunteers, “Fearless Sons of War.”) After Scott Mingus delivered ...

In Virgina, Civil War buffs wince when Terry Rensel mentions family connections to the 145th Pennsylvania Regiment, recruited in Erie. "People wince because it was such a tough luck regiment," Rensel ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the preface of his book on the 145th Pennsylvania Regiment, Verel Salmon informs the reader that his work is “a compendium of ...

It’s widely known Ralph Buckland organized the 72 nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry (OVI) regiment for the Civil War with a call to Sandusky County men in 1861. The regiment served with honor through the war ...

HARTFORD – Veterans, active military service members, elected officials, community leaders and residents came together to honor the Connecticut 29th Colored Regiment C.V. Infantry by revealing a new ...

Civil War historian Ben Varner discussed the explosive history of the 48th Pennsylvania Regiment recently at the Orwigsburg Historical Society. Explosive, indeed. Members of the unit, made up largely ...

Explore the Civil War era, from slavery and secession to major battles, emancipation, and the conflict’s lasting impact on ...

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The 145th Pennsylvania Regiment, primarily from Erie County, was known as a "tough luck" unit during the Civil War. Terry Rensel, an Erie native, will speak about the regiment's experience at the ...