Miracle penny that saved WWI soldier’s life to go up for auction: ‘Never seen anything like this before’
A 19 th-century penny that amazingly saved the life of a British WorldWar I soldier is set to go up for auction next week. Thepenny belonged to Private John Trickett, who kept it in the leading breast pocket of his uniform as a “poignant reminder of home” throughout the war, SWNS reports. While on a […]
Civil War soldier’s gravestone discovered, may offer vital clue to long-lost African-American cemetery
Archaeologists in Delaware have actually discovered the gravestone of a Civil War soldier that may offer a vital clue in revealing a long-lost African-Americancemetery. Experts operating at a home near Frankford, Sussex County, discovered the headstone bearing the name “C.S. Hall” and the information “Co. K, 32nd U.S.C.T.” This refers to Company K of the […]