Elizabeth Van Lew, a Southern belle turned Union spymaster, exemplifies true heroism during the Civil War, challenging the diluted modern concept of a hero.

The Defense Department efforts to purge DEI content from its website led to the deletion of a page about Black Civil War hero Sgt. William Carney, who inspired Denzel Washington's character in ...

Bruce Anderson, an African American war hero buried in Amsterdam, fought alongside a Canajoharie white man, Zachariah Neahr, ...

The Defense Department efforts to purge civil rights figures from its website led to the deletion of a page about Black Civil War hero Sgt. William Carney. That link once directed readers to a ...

RETRO FIND: Graves of Black Civil War heroes cared for by community The community didn’t know these soldiers, but still respected them after death. Updated: 9:44 AM MDT May 23, 2025 ...

An Ohio Civil War veteran born in Henry County will be honored in Lawrence County, South Dakota, Monday, according to the ...

RETRO FIND: Graves of Black Civil War heroes cared for by community The community didn’t know these soldiers, but still respected them after death. Updated: 11:44 AM EDT May 23, 2025 ...