It took 150 years for this veteran to finally get the respect he deserves. Brave black Civil War soldier Sandy Wills was recently given a heartfelt military burial — after his ...

This past August Army Private Sandy Wills was buried with full military honors at a veterans' cemetery in Memphis, Tennessee. Private Wills served his country, though not in this century, or the last.

Archaeologists believe they have found two mass graves of Black Union soldiers in Kentucky thanks to remote sensing techniques and the dogged work of a local historian, allowing them to tell the story ...

Archaeologists have reportedly discovered two mass graves of slaughtered Black Union soldiers in Kentucky, unearthing a tragic massacre from the Civil War-era. Researchers used remote sensing ...

SIMPSONVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Saturday will mark 160 years since more than 20 Black Civil War soldiers fighting for the Union were massacred in Simpsonville, Kentucky. A snow-covered stretch of Highway ...

A team searches for the remains of the soldiers slain in the Simpsonville Massacre. Aided by University of Kentucky archaeologist Dr. Philip Mink and the university’s EduceLab Mobile Team, researchers ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - It’s a story that’s modern chapter is 18 years in the making, but the entire tale dates back to 1865. Twenty-two Black soldiers were attacked and killed by Confederate ...