Civil War soldier killed in 1863 given military burial ceremony in Buckfield, 159 years after his death

Pvt. Atwood Young's great-great-grandsons Philip and Jamison McAlister wanted see his memory and service to country preserved.

After 158 years, Civil War soldier granted a headstone for family’s Buckfield cemetery

Pvt. Atwood Young's great-great-grandsons plan a ceremony honoring him in the spring.

Deeds and research lead to discovery of lost historic Augusta cemetery

An abandoned city-owned cemetery found in the woods between Riverside Drive and the Kennebec River in Augusta contains graves of Civil and Revolutionary war soldiers.

Piecing together the life and tragic death of a Lewiston Civil War POW

A young Oxford-born soldier named Stephen L.T. Mariner died in 1864 in one of the Civil War’s most brutal prisoner-of-war camps, but much of his life remained lost to history. For Memorial Day, the Sun Journal pieced together a portrait of a young man through what was left of his legacy: a collage of records, documents and one local gravestone.

Maine descendant of Confederate general pushes for removal of his statue

Inspired by recent protests, Alida Snow of Brunswick has gathered her family members' signatures and requested that the statue of John Brown Gordon be removed from the Georgia State Capitol grounds.

Minot Historical Society Civil War Encampment 2019

Reenactors from the 3rd Maine Infantry, the 15th Alabama and the 5th Connecticut will demonstrate what the life of a common soldier was like during the war.

Washburn-Norlands to hold 7th Civil War Living History Weekend

This family-friendly event features a wide variety of demonstrations, exhibits, and engaging activities remembering the activities of the Civil War.

Peter Hammond to present Civil War program

Civil War veterans from Greenwood honored with headstones

Civil War veteran's gravestone dedicated in Wayne