After 100 years, Civil War POW to get proper honors at central Pa. cemetery

After fighting in the Civil War, many men never received their due — living the rest of their lives with no pensions, few ...
The Baltimore Sun

Civil War Heritage Area adds Westminster’s Ellsworth Cemetery to its boundaries

The historic Ellsworth Cemetery in Westminster is now part of the Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area, recognizing the cemetery’s December 1876 founding by six Black Civil War veterans. On Jan. 11, ...
WSB-TV

Civil War-era LaGrange cemetery being restored, unmarked graves of former slaves will be identified

TROUP COUNTY, Ga. — Restoration is underway at the Mulberry Street Cemetery in LaGrange. Many former slaves are buried there. Preservationists are hoping the public can help them find the names of ...
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Civil War POW to receive headstone nearly a century later

Long-overdue honor: Private Jackson Martin, a Civil War POW, will get a proper headstone 98 years after dying in a York County poorhouse. Forgotten service: Captured at the Battle of the Wilderness in ...
The Trentonian

Civil War program to be held next week at Mercer Cemetery in Trenton

Mercer County will host a program to mark the 160th anniversary of key Civil War ending events on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, from 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Mercer Cemetery in Trenton. The ceremony will ...

Confederacy Group Drops Suit Seeking Cemetery Statue Return

The United Daughters of the Confederacy Inc. decided to stop pursuing litigation against the Defense Department and US Army ...
YDR

Civil War Trails site unveiled in North York at Lebanon Cemetery honors Black Americans

Lebanon Cemetery, in North York, became the first Civil War Trails site in York, according to a news release provided by Melissa Beaverson of Explore York. The multi-state Civil War Trails program ...