Nearly 100 years after the Civil War began, its last surviving veteran, Albert Woolson, passed away in Duluth, at age 106.

In the annals of Minnesota’s participation in the Civil War, the First Minnesota Regiment gets most of the attention and accolades because of that unit’s heroic charge at Gettysburg. Plugging a gap in ...

The grave of a Minnesota soldier killed in the Civil War will be re-dedicated this weekend. Pvt. Edmund Sampare of St. Paul died in the Battle of Antietam on Sept. 17, 1862. A Minnesota soldier killed ...

John J. Casseday was the only member of his family's five men to return to SE Minnesota after the Civil War. John J. Casseday, photographed in his army uniform, was part of a family that sent five ...

BENSON — Buried in the Benson Cemetery are 16 Civil War veterans, the weathered white marble tombstones standing out among the more modern monuments. Some served in units from Minnesota while others ...

Minnesota History is a lively, richly illustrated magazine about the history of the state and the Upper Midwest. Published quarterly by the Minnesota Historical Society Press, Minnesota History ...

Jim and Grace Cramond own the historic Jordan Caves. “Every which way you turn, you find a new gem with this place,” Grace ...