Every year, a Confederate soldier mistakenly sent to Maine is remembered

This year marks the 70th anniversary of a Memorial Day tradition in which residents pay tribute to the “Stranger.” ...
The News-Herald on MSN

Presenters encamp, battle, educate at Civil War Living History Weekend

Reenactors and presenters brought visitors back to the early 1860s for Century Village Museum’s 41st annual Civil War Living History Weekend. Union and Confederate soldiers encamped and mingled with ...
The Virginian-Pilot

Confederate groups hold service for unknown soldiers buried in Williamsburg

WILLIAMSBURG — National officers of the United Daughters of the Confederacy were on hand for a solemn memorial service Friday morning at the graves of four unknown Civil War soldiers recently reburied ...
AOL

21 Colorized Photos from the Civil War

The Civil War is often remembered through faded photographs and written accounts, making it feel distant and hard to fully grasp. When those images are brought to life in color, the past takes a new ...
Montgomery Advertiser

What Is Confederate Memorial Day and when does Alabama observes it

The fourth Monday in April is a state-recognized holiday known as Confederate Memorial Day. Alabama is one of four states that officially recognize the 250,000 Confederate soldiers who lost their ...