Civil War General John A. Logan is credited with creating what we know today as Memorial Day, according to the former executive director of the museum in Murphysboro, Illinois, that is dedicated to ...
He was visiting his great-grandfather’s grave at the Old Greencastle Cemetery in Dayton a few years ago when he noticed a group of people mowing the grounds and trimming the ...
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Grave of the last Civil War general killed found in Georgia

At Fort Tyler Cemetery in West Point, Georgia, lies Brigadier General Robert C. Tyler — the last general killed on either side during the Civil War. In this video, we visit his grave, explore the ...
Photo Provided Scott Britton identifies the position of Rufus Dawes’ 6th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry on Culp’s Hill on July 2, 1863, during the Civil War Roundtable’s field trip to Gettysburg in 2014 ...
Part I. Friendly fire: Jessie Benton Frémont -- Part II. Self-inflicted wounds: Mary Ellen Marcy McClellan -- Part III. True faith and allegiance: Eleanor Ewing Sherman -- Part IV. Center of gravity: ...