Pieces of Our Past: The Snowden Memorial at Ellsworth Cemetery
Ellsworth Cemetery was founded by a small cadre of Black Civil War Veterans in 1876 to provide a burial ground for the ...
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Union Park: Hanover renames local playground to honor historic battle fought on its land
"In 1887, Union General Alfred Pleasonton, writing of the Gettysburg Campaign ... at a location that Krepps believes would be ...
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Union Park: Hanover renames local playground to honor historic battle fought on its land
"In 1887, Union General Alfred Pleasonton, writing of the Gettysburg Campaign ... believes would be within the grounds of Rest Haven Cemetery, along Westminster Avenue. Among discussion of ...
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Westmoreland veterans organization seeks descendants of Civil War soldier for Memorial Day ceremony
Wiegel died in Florida in 1946 and was buried in North Huntingdon’s Union Cemetery along Pennsylvania ... when you say ‘Civil War,’ you think Gettysburg. You think down south, Tennessee ...
‘Revolutionary’: Projects uncover Kentucky’s Black history, one digital document at a time
More and more projects across Kentucky are uncovering Black history through historical documents, then putting them online ...
Appomattox: Where America's Civil War Neared Its End
Fifty-five years of living in the Southeast during which we enjoyed lots of travel resulted in visiting most of the National Park Service's many Civil War sites. Each proved enjoyable and educational, ...