Honoring a Civil War veteran who was lost to history
Researching her family history, Cheryl Wills found she was related to a former slave who served in the Civil War with the ...
Black Civil War soldier finally gets proper military burial — after star NYC journo family spends 15 years tracking down unmarked grave
Brave black Civil War soldier Sandy Wills was recently given a heartfelt military burial — after his ...
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One family's quest to honor a Civil War hero
Sandy Wills emancipated himself from slavery during the height of the Civil War and enlisted in the United States Colored Troops in 1863. Five years ago, Cheryl Wills learned her great-great-great ...
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NY1's Cheryl Wills unearths family's secret past
Wills found her great-great-great grandfather, Sandy Wills, in the military archive for being honorably discharged in 1866. He was a Civil War veteran who married Emma Moore West and had nine ...
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Black Civil War soldier finally gets proper military burial — after star NYC journo family spends 15 years tracking down unmarked grave
It took 150 years for this veteran to finally get the respect he deserves. Brave black Civil War soldier Sandy Wills was recently given a heartfelt military burial — after his great-great-great ...
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Honoring a Civil War veteran who was lost to history
He died in 1889. He was originally laid to rest in an unmarked grave, a Civil War veteran all but lost to history. "No one knew about Sandy Wills," said Cheryl wills, Sandy's great-great-great ...