Others show how a loved one was cherished through a photograph. This section displays objects that helped the soldier get through the atrocities of war—objects that have helped generations since in ...

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

Women presenting as men — whether to escape the stifling construct of feminine life or to stay close to husbands or brothers ...

The conditions of camp life—most soldiers slept fully clothed ... female soldiers were especially dedicated members of the Civil War military. An unnamed New Jersey woman, whose “military ...

He is the only son of a Civil War soldier still living ... It’s just a small reminder, we should celebrate the heroes in our life more. Charles and Bill Pool, a father and son fought for ...

“These are my people,” he said. Coleman is researching the 29 Civil War soldiers buried in East Union’s cemetery. He has discovered the challenges the soldiers faced, the families they left ...

The Battle of Cold Harbor was the Confederacy’s last major Civil War victory. Does it offer any insight into the mysterious ...

Even longtime Civil War history buffs learned something new at the Kankakee Valley Historical Society’s event Saturday in ...

The conditions of camp life—most soldiers slept fully clothed ... female soldiers were especially dedicated members of the Civil War military. An unnamed New Jersey woman, whose “military ...

Hardman went to the Illinois town where Cashier lived the rest of his postwar life ... a soldier with us, doing faithfully and well.” Cashier’s fellow soldiers — crusty old Civil War ...