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Erie County native Strong Vincent's heroism on July 2, 1863, at the Battle of Gettysburg is not where he first distinguished ...
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park in Virginia launches its annual History at Sunset series on July 4th ...
Local historian is turning his collection and homegrown war lore into a book. Local Civil War history is told partially through the relics, like these at the Winery at Bull Run, Photo by Mike Salmon.
In December 1862, Union forces under General Ambrose Burnside launched a doomed assault against entrenched Confederates in Fredericksburg, Virginia. This video breaks down one of the most lopsided ...
The Battle of Gettysburg, fought on the first three days of July in 1863, resulted in more than 51,000 total casualties (dead, wounded, missing, captured), including more than 7,000 dead, yet it began ...
The descendants of one Civil War soldier attended the service at Saint Francis Catholic and Pine Grove cemeteries in ...
As Slater's business and reputation grew for the better in the New World, he also gained a new reputation back in England as ...
Three men spent time in jail under suspicion of being involved in the murder of Presdient Lincoln 160 years ago. Two were ...
The Rising Sun Tavern, once owned by George Washington’s brother Charles, recreates the atmosphere of an 18th-century establishment where travelers would gather to eat, drink, and exchange news – ...