New research is shedding light on a 40-acre military camp for Black soldiers that fanned out from the southeast corner of ...

Lewis A. Bell, believed to be the Union Army's first Black combatant, was honored with a plaque at the Loudoun County battlefield where he made history.

Inspired Life He reenacted Civil War battles as a Black soldier fighting for freedom. Then he learned about his great-great-grandfather.

During a Juneteenth program, a C-SPAN caller argued that Black Americans should do more to thank the white soldiers who fought for their emancipation.

He had won his freedom by the time the Civil War began in 1861. When the Union Army began forming all-Black regiments in 1863, Beaty was eager to join.

Galloway escaped enslavement, became a Union spy and helped recruit thousands of Black soldiers to fight with the North, but his name has been largely left out of the Civil War narrative.

A Civil War battlefield in Mississippi is providing more information about Black history. Recent ceremonies honored the memory of 18 Black soldiers and two white officers who fought for the Union ...

NORFOLK, Va. — In the heart of Norfolk, in a state that seceded from the Union, stands a memorial to Black Union soldiers who fought against slavery.

Archaeologists have identified two potential mass graves of Black Union soldiers who were targeted by Confederate guerrillas in the Civil War.

This White officer led Black troops during the Civil War. 110 years after his death, he was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery ...

The 135th Colored Infantry regiment was formed in 1865. A couple of generations later, many people didn’t believe there had been Black soldiers in the Civil War.

This White officer led Black troops during the Civil War. 110 years after his death, he was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery ...