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A flag taken during the Battle of Queenston Heights in 1812 ended up in England.

The only soldier shot to death in Maine during the Civil War, William Laird was the 20th person executed by a government on Maine soil.

A Republican Senate candidate in Ohio wants reparations for white descendants of Union soldiers who died in the Civil War.

The descendants of formerly enslaved man who helped Union soldiers during the Civil War will celebrate his role in history.

The street begins across from the Gravity complex on West Broad Street in the old Franklinton neighborhood on the near west side of downtown Columbus.

Old Rough and Ready at Buena Vista: Zachary Taylors Ambiguous Victory Outmanned 3-to-1, the tiny American army of General Zachary Taylor prepared to meet the oncoming hordes of Mexican leader Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna. Heres What You Need to Know: Santa Anna displayed little tactical ability during the pivotal battle. By the spring of 1846, it had become apparent to everyone that diplomatic efforts between the United States and Mexico had failed. For the Mexicans, old injustices had become u...

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