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ADVANCE FOR USE SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 2018, AND THEREAFTER – FILE – In this May 13, 1968, file photo, actors Richard Harris and Samantha Eggar, with actor Sean Connery sitting at right, chat on the movie set of &quot;The Molly Maguires&quot; in Eckley, Pa. For parts of three decades, the Molly Maguires defied the law in the region until a secret agent infiltrated their ranks and the hangman's rope ended their reign. That story lured movie-makers to Eckley 50 years ago, but historians continue to re-examine the Molly Maguires and their accusers.(AP Photo, File)

‘The Molly Maguires’ real story still attracts interest

By KENT JACKSON and The (Hazleton) Standard-Speaker - Associated Press

In a Saturday, April 14, 2018 photo, a military headstone for Col. Benjamin C. Grider stands at Fairview Cemetery in Bowling Green, Ky. The 9th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment, a re-enactment group that portrays the Civil War soldiers who fought for the Union in the regiment of the same name, raised funds from within their membership to buy a marble grave marker commemorating Grider's military service and place it at his gravesite. (Bac Totrong/Daily News via AP)

BG Civil War vet gets grave marker honoring service

By JUSTIN STORY - Associated Press

Carville suggests renaming Parade Ground after Union general

By CARRIE GRACE HENDERSON - Associated Press

In this Nov. 16, 2016 photo, Loretta and Jim Dimond hold metal urns containing the ashes of Civil War veteran James Powers and his wife Irena Powers in Lake View Cemetery in Seattle, Wash. The urns sat unclaimed for decades in the mausoleum (rear) until discovered through a records search by Loretta Dimond of Kent. Her husband Jim Dimond and Bob Patrick of Missing in America Project gathered evidence and won the right for the remains to be intered at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent in a ceremony in December. (Peter Haley/The News Tribune via AP) **FILE**

Couple’s efforts secure forgotten Civil War veteran his due

By ADAM LYNN - Associated Press

This undated photo provided by the Wisconsin Historical Society shows First Lt. Alonzo H. Cushing. President Barack Obama is bestowing the nation’s highest military honor on the Union Army officer who was killed more than 150 years ago in the Battle of Gettysburg. Cushing died in July 1863 while standing his ground against Pickett’s Charge. (AP Photo/Wisconsin Historical Society)

Civil War’s 1st Lt. Alonzo Cushing to get Medal of Honor from Obama

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

A statue of Confederate Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson stands at Manassas National Battlefield Park at Manassas, Virginia. The park offers three hiking trails of varying lengths, a ranger-led walking tour and a network of roads that allows for self-guided driving tours. (File, Associated Press)

Fields of glory: D.C.-area Civil War battlefields offer history and hiking

By Emma Collins - The Washington Times

Military chaplains offer support in tough times

By JOHN E. USALIS - Associated Press

BOOK REVIEW: ‘Gettysburg’

By Michael Taube - Special to The Washington Times

Author blames Stuart for defeat