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The Williams College Soldiers Monument (Pownal, Massachusetts)

The Soldier's Monument honoring Williams students and alumni who fought during the US Civil War is of note as it is one of the earliest memorials to veterans and the war dead still extant on college and university grounds, as most such monuments were…

The War of the Rebellion Monument (Peterborough, New Hampshire)

The War Of The Rebellion (Asbury Park, NJ)

A soldier from New Jersey's 14th Regiment standing upon a stone pillar.

The War Between the States Sesquicentennial Monument (Dallas, Georgia)

The Virginian Slave by John Tenniel

The Victorious Charge Memorial (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)

The US Army, by order of Brig. Gen. Speed S. Fry, expels over 400 Black refugees, mostly women and children, from Camp Nelson. 102 people died of exposure and illness in the immediate aftermath.

The US Army reverses its policy and allows African American refugees into Camp Nelson. Capt. Theron Hall and Rev. John G. Fee open the “Home for Colored Refugees,” which included wooden cottages, education and religious services, and a hospital.

The US Army officially closes Camp Nelson. Only about 250 refugees remain at the Home for Colored Refugees. Former refugees and USCT veterans establish the community of Ariel (today known as Hall). Many residents worked in agriculture and the distillery industry, and supported the Ariel Academy for over fifty years.

The United Daughters of the Confederacy

The United Daughters of the Confederacy was an organization established by female descendant of the Confederate soldiers since1894 in Nashville, Tennessee. The main goals of the organization include to honour the Confederated soldiers served in the…

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