Our possessions are more than mere objects. Our possessions tell our stories. They evoke memories. They become intertwined with our identities. Over the next few days, MLive will share the stories of ...

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DECATUR, Alabama -- Bob Sackheim is a Civil War buff and something of a hoarder. When his collection finally got out of hand at home he decided to open a museum in downtown Decatur. "It was this or ...

The sword that belonged to the commanding officer of the first all-black regiment raised in the North during the U.S. Civil War has been recovered after being lost to history for more than 150 years.

PENSACOLA, Fla. − It wasn’t exactly King Arthur’s sword in a stone; more like a sword in the sand that a man said he pulled from the surf on Pensacola Beach in Florida, but the reaction has been ...

C. Anthony Burke of McLean is an author who has long been interested in the development of the World War I Cavalry sword, known as "the Patton saber." It was designed to use as a weapon rather than as ...

A $500 Civil War cavalry sword and a 16-gauge shotgun valued at $75 were taken from a home on Reed Lane in Haycock Township Saturday, state police said. The items are owned by William Erwin of ...

He was a teenager from a distinguished American family and when the Civil War erupted 150 years ago this week, he wanted to join up to defend the Union. Unfortunately, James G. Birney IV, of Bay City, ...