Here’s what to know about the Battle of Antietam
Union and Confederate forces fought the Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862. It pitted the Union Forces against the Confederate Army. After the Second Battle of Bull Run, Confederate…
Union and Confederate forces fought the Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862. It pitted the Union Forces against the Confederate Army. After the Second Battle of Bull Run, Confederate…
On Sep. 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued a preliminary emancipation proclamation, which would free more than 3 million Black souls from slavery in the United States. Many associate slavery…
There are moments in history that are nothing short of monumental, but they aren’t broadly celebrated or acknowledged. Juneteenth is one of those days.
You may have heard the word Juneteenth at some point in your life but have no idea what it…
Former slave and Civil War veteran Reddy Gray died on Sep. 4, 1922, when he was 79 years old. He was buried in Baltimore’s Loudon Park National Cemetery — the first VA burial site included in the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom.…