Now a state park with sweeping views, Fort Delaware protected Wilmington, Philly from attacks by ships during Civil War while housing prisoners ...
The Wilkes-Barre Record newspaper on Oct. 16, 1903, published a lengthy two-page story about eight men from Wilkes-Barre, describing their horrific experiences as war prisoners at the Confederate ...
A group that works to remember an infamous chapter in Elmira's history — a Civil War prison camp where thousands of Confederate soldiers died — is set to begin construction this spring on a third ...
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) — Elmira’s history of the Civil War is expanding as plans to add a new structure to the Elmira Civil War Prison Camp museum will soon be a reality, as groundbreaking is expected in ...
WASHINGTON — A Delaware man who threatened a Black police officer with a pole attached to a Confederate battle flag as he stormed the U.S. Capitol was sentenced on Thursday to three years in prison.