Memorial Day started as Decoration Day in 1868. Eugene’s historic cemetery helps keep its Civil War origins alive.

Memorial Day traces its earliest origins to the courageous efforts of African American soldiers who fought valiantly in the ...

The American Civil War ... survived the war and remained under this assumed identity the rest of his life. 6. Misconception: Abraham Lincoln was the keynote speaker on the day of the Gettysburg ...

The Civil War was fought in 10,000 places, from Valverde, New Mexico, and Tullahoma, Tennessee, to St. Albans, Vermont, and Fernandina on the Florida coast. More than 3 million Americans fought in ...

The American Civil ... day. Past museumgoers said the home is well preserved and the docents are informative. If you decide to travel further afield to Appomattox, you'll find an "The End of the ...