Archaeologists in Virginia unearthed four skeletons, including one with a bullet in the spine, and three amputated legs.

It’s unclear why they were not initially awarded the Medal of Honor along with the other soldiers who participated in the operation, he said. The Civil War was quite chaotic at the time ...

WASHINGTON — The White House announced President Joe Biden will posthumously award the Medal of Honor to Civil War Soldiers Pvt. Philip Gephart Shadrach and Pvt. George Davenport Wilson for ...

Bush signed the 2008 National Defense Authorization Act that included a measure to allow him to award Wilson and Shadrach with the medal. But Bush never did. “The Civil War Medal of Honor is ...

Pueblo is known as the Home of Heroes because at one point, there were four living Medal of Honor recipients who were natives ...

Drummer boys played a significant role during the Civil War, including relaying commands ... where his actions led to the Medal of Honor. Part of the Peninsula Campaign, the Seven Days' Battles ...

Several other Black soldiers were awarded the medal during or soon after the Civil War for valor, while Carney’s came in 1900. But his actions at Fort Wagner are the earliest by a Black soldier ...

Two Civil War soldiers with ties to Ohio received national recognition from President Joe Biden on Wednesday, who awarded the two privates with posthumous Medals of Honor.U.S. Army Pvts.

Civil War soldiers Pvt. Philip Shadrach, left, and Pvt. George Wilson, right, will be posthumously presented the Medal of Honor for their roles in the “Great Locomotive Chase” that took place ...

Today is Memorial Day, originally known as Decoration Day, traces its roots to the aftermath of the Civil War. Communities across the United States-North and South, Black and White-began the tradition ...

Join Pasadena Civil War Round Table for a Memorial Day Ceremony on May 26 at 2:00 pm at Mountain View Cemetery. For many ...

Bloomingburg Lodge 449 Free and Accepted Masons conducted its annual Memorial Day service, with Wayne King serving as master ...