Featured in emancipation proclamationBYJessica EvansNov 3, 2022ShareHere’s what to know about the Battle of AntietamUnion and Confederate forces fought the Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862. It pitted the Union Forces against the… BYJessica EvansNov 3, 2022ShareBYTeam MightySep 21, 2023ShareToday in military history: Emancipation ProclamationOn Sep. 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued a preliminary emancipation proclamation, which would free more than 3 million slaves. BYTeam MightySep 21, 2023ShareBYTiffany LawrenceJun 19, 2020ShareWhy you need to know about JuneteenthThere 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… BYTiffany LawrenceJun 19, 2020ShareBYVAntage PointApr 29, 2020ShareThis Civil War vet’s grave is Underground Railroad siteFormer 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. BYVAntage PointApr 29, 2020Share
BYJessica EvansNov 3, 2022ShareHere’s what to know about the Battle of AntietamUnion and Confederate forces fought the Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862. It pitted the Union Forces against the… BYJessica EvansNov 3, 2022Share
BYTeam MightySep 21, 2023ShareToday in military history: Emancipation ProclamationOn Sep. 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued a preliminary emancipation proclamation, which would free more than 3 million slaves. BYTeam MightySep 21, 2023Share
BYTiffany LawrenceJun 19, 2020ShareWhy you need to know about JuneteenthThere 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… BYTiffany LawrenceJun 19, 2020Share
BYVAntage PointApr 29, 2020ShareThis Civil War vet’s grave is Underground Railroad siteFormer 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. BYVAntage PointApr 29, 2020Share
