In 1864 Newton city leaders erected a monument to those Newton soldiers killed in the Civil War. Yet the war was still raging on, and it’s obvious they had expected, or at least hoped ...

They call the Battle of Newton one of the Civil War's minor skirmishes. Of course it was no Antietam or Gettysburg. Main Street in Newton did not run red with the blood of Confederate and Union ...

Think of it as a time machine you can visit without leaving Newton. This weekend, volunteer actors playing members of the 28 th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry will camp, march and drill at the ...

NEWTON -- Nineteen graves of Union soldiers who fought during the Civil War were rededicated on Saturday. The 10 a.m. ceremony at Old Newton Burial Ground was organized by a new chapter ...