Volunteers needed to clean Trenton, New Jersey, cemetery of Civil War veterans

This Saturday's cleanup efforts are in advance of a Memorial Day service to honor the 10 Black Civil War soldiers who are ...
New York Post

Black Civil War soldier finally gets proper military burial — after star NYC journo family spends 15 years tracking down unmarked grave

It took 150 years for this veteran to finally get the respect he deserves. Brave black Civil War soldier Sandy Wills was recently given a heartfelt military burial — after his ...
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Program to highlight stories of Revolutionary and Civil War veterans buried in Berks churchyard

Samuel Finkbone was a 44-year-old farmer from Ontelaunee Township. “He wasn’t a guy who joined the army to join the army like a young guy,” said Civil War historian Ben Varner, standing at Finkbone’s ...
WLTX19

The remains of 28 Civil War soldiers were found in a funeral home's storage. They've now been laid to rest.

SEATTLE — For several decades, the cremated remains of more than two dozen American Civil War veterans languished in storage facilities at a funeral home and cemetery in Seattle. The simple copper and ...
Seattle Times

28 Civil War veterans’ remains, found in storage in Seattle, are laid to rest

PAWTUCKET, R.I. — For several decades, the cremated remains of more than two dozen American Civil War veterans languished in storage facilities at a funeral home and cemetery in Seattle. The simple ...
KCUR

Decoration Day, precursor to Memorial Day, was once 'bigger than Christmas' in part of Missouri

Established after the Civil War, Decoration Day was a reunion-like event at cemeteries. Today, it's largely disappeared into ...