The celebrated Underground Railroad conductor received posthumous recognition for her service as a spy, scout, nurse and cook ...
More than two and half centuries ago, a historic Civil War skirmish took place in Lafayette, in which Capt. Arthur W. Marsh was killed in action. The marker, located near the intersection of Pont des ...
Harriet Tubman, famed for her role in the Underground Railroad, is posthumously honored as a brigadier general by Maryland's ...
A governor, generals and scores of veterans were on hand to see Harriet Tubman posthumously became a one-star, brigadier ...
The G.I. Bill, which provided life-changing education and housing benefits to millions of World War II veterans, excluded ...
To appreciate the act of offering comfort for the victims of war, there are few better sources of inspiration than Walt ...
They reminded the nation how heroic African Americans could be. Read More: What America Owes Black Veterans of World War II These warriors came to embody Black Civil War service, if not African ...
As wars sow pain and loss around the world, poet Walt Whitman's devotion to the wounded during the U.S. Civil War should inspire acts of compassion today.
Buffalo Coat According to legend, this coat was made from the skin of a buffalo killed by Buffalo Bill, and presented by him ...