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Thousands of West Virginian Civil War medals remain unclaimed
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — West Virginia would not be the state it is today without the sacrifice made by thousands of Union ...
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Henry Wirz: The Only Confederate Officer to Be Executed for War Crimes After the American Civil War
Henry Wirz remains one of the most controversial figures of the Civil War. As commandant of Andersonville Prison, he oversaw ...
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Heroes of a Civil War Victory That History Forgot
On the morning of September 29, 1864, as dawn broke over eastern Virginia, some 700 1 black soldiers in the 4th and 6th regiments of the Union ... Medals of Honor were issued during the Civil War ...
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Mercer County to Commemorate 160th Anniversary of Civil War’s End
Mercer County will commemorate the 160th anniversary of key events marking the end of the Civil War with a special program on ...