Discover how Memorial Day began as Decoration Day honoring Civil War dead, evolving into a national ritual of remembrance ...
This story has been corrected. LONDON — Another veteran of the American Civil War who died in obscurity in England is finally receiving recognition of his service thanks to the longtime efforts of a ...
There are conflicting stories regarding Decoration Day/Memorial Day. As early as May 1, 1865, there was a memorial service at the “Race Course” in Charleston, S.C., formerly a makeshift prison ...
This Saturday's cleanup efforts are in advance of a Memorial Day service to honor the 10 Black Civil War soldiers who are ...
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A tiny Upstate NY village claims it invented Memorial Day, but 6 other cities say they did it first
Waterloo's National Memorial Day Museum displays the presidential proclamation that settled the debate, yet many communities ...
Life Scout Josh Bourbon of Troop 32 in West Dundee recently completed a community service project dedicated to preserving local history and honoring fallen soldiers. Josh and a team of volunteers ...
Rainy weather did not keep Cambria County residents from gathering at Mount Union Cemetery in Summerhill on Saturday to honor ...
For decades, the grave of Joseph H. White sat neglected and unmarked in an abandoned Seward cemetery overgrown with trees. But this summer, the burial site of the Civil War veteran who ended up in ...
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