According to American Battlefield Trust, on Nov. 7, 1861, Brig. Gen. Grant led 3,114 Union soldiers to capture a Confederate outpost by the Mississippi River, due east of East Prairie, Missouri.

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The low water level in the Mississippi River is allowing modern-day treasure hunters to uncover Civil War relics along the river bank. Over the weekend, Riley Bryant found so… ...

History buffs will love this Mississippi destination, where a Civil War battle took place that altered the course of history ...

Civil War-era bullets and a union U.S. cartridge box plate were lying around the rocks, just waiting to be picked up, he said. A Civil War union US cartridge box plate laying among the rocks of ...

A Memphis, Tennessee, history lover and relics collector made a fascinating discovery along the banks of a drought-stricken Mississippi River. With river levels at record lows, Riley Bryant said ...

A Civil War battlefield in Mississippi is providing more information about Black history. Recent ceremonies honored the memory of 18 Black soldiers and two white officers who fought for the Union ...

More than 17,000 of them fought for the Union in the Civil War, including more than 5,500 Black soldiers, designated by the U.S. War Department in 1863 as United States Colored Troops.