During the American Civil War, tens of thousands of soldiers used a simple envelope to cast their ballot from the battlefield.

In a video clip from the 1930s, old Confederate soldiers step up to a microphone and let loose with the howling yelp that was once known as the fearsome "Rebel yell." From "The Rebel's Yell," Courtesy ...

On a Veterans Day ceremony held 160 years after they served their country, four Civil War soldiers were finally honored Tuesday at Greenlawn Cemetery in Wyandanch. It was believed to be the first ...