WAVY-TV

Afro Union Civil War soldiers honored at March Corprew Memorial Cemetery

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — In Chesapeake, the lives and legacies of Afro Union Civil War soldiers were honored Thursday, making sure that those who served our country are not forgotten. More than ...
WVEC

Black Civil War soldiers remembered with new markers in Chesapeake, donated by Sheriff's Office

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — The Chesapeake Sheriff's Office donated two new cemetery markers at the Unknown & Known Afro-Union Civil War Soldiers Memorial. "They had to fight for the right, to fight for the ...
Black Enterprise

Bill Introduced To Honor 200,000 Black Union Soldiers With Gold Medal

A new bill aims to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the African Americans who fought for the Union in the Civil War. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) are ...
The Providence Journal

Black soldiers helped save the Union during the Civil War. They will be honored June 21.

A Juneteenth ceremony will honor 52 Black veterans of the Civil War buried at North Burial Ground in Providence, RI. The Juneteenth Project partners with the city cemetery to highlight the veterans' ...