Civil War author Bob O’Connor is researching a book about John Lower/Lauer from Clarion County and any other soldiers who were members of the 103rd Pennsylvania Volunteers and ...

On July 4, 1863, after 47 days of battle, Lt. General John Pemberton's Confederate troops surrendered in Vicksburg, marking a turning point in the Civil War.

On July 5th, 1865, the United States Secret Service was formed as part of the Department of Treasury. On July 4, 1863, after ...

On July 4, 1863, after 47 days of battle, Lt. General John Pemberton’s Confederate troops surrendered to General Ulysses S.

The Vicksburg National Military Park today stretches over 1800 acres worth of ravines, woods, and fields. The Vicksburg ...

Civil War veteran George Thomas Leach Sr. will receive a gravestone at North Burial Ground in Providence over 130 years after his burial. A ceremony with a military salute and remarks from John ...

IRWIN, Pa. — In a first-of-its-kind ceremony in Westmoreland County on Monday, dozens honored the final Union Civil War veteran buried in the county, John E. Weigel. The ceremony at Weigel's ...

The "Civil War Showcase" in Harper's Ferry, West Virginia, offers an immersive experience of the Civil War era. Visitors are greeted at a replica of John Brown's engine house and can explore ...

WEST POINT — On Thursday, the executive director of the National Civil War Naval Museum talked about a place that remains an undiscovered jewel for many in the Chattahoochee Valley despite the fact it ...