Noteworthy among these chapters of history is its role during the Civil War, during which the grounds became ... by Assistant Quartermaster J.A. Potter described the soldiers of the 19th Wisconsin as ...

During the event, the Historical Society will reenact the ceremony that took place at the Manitowoc Public Library on March 23, 1925, when Co. A, Fifth Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment ...

The Civil War Memorial Committee is working to remember local veterans who fought for the union on the 160th anniversary of the end of the war.

Tom Wolff “We’ve tended to see soldiers in the 1860s as stoic and heroic—monuments to duty, honor and sacrifice,” says Lesley Gordon, editor of Civil War History, a leading academic ...

The Militia Act, passed by Congress in 1862, allowed free Black men and formerly enslaved men to fight for the U.S. during the Civil War. These soldiers, part of the U.S. Colored Troops ...

In this blog post, Jabour explores the multitude of women who dressed as men to fight—and die—in all the major battles of the Civil War. 'I Wanted to Do My Part': Women as Soldiers in Civil ...

As many as 20% of Civil War soldiers were younger than 18. That was the minimum recruiting age for Union soldiers, but many people willingly overlooked the law. The Confederacy set no minimum age.