The Battle of Pleasant Hill on April 9, 1864 was a significant event in Louisiana history, being the largest and one of the ...

Join us on an immersive journey as we visit iconic sites of the American Civil War, each providing an opportunity to remember and reflect upon our nation's history. Learn how Harper's Ferry inflamed ...

The city of Hampton commemorates the 164th anniversary of the pivotal Battle of Hampton Roads with a new historical marker, highlighting a naval warfare revolution.

A man has been arrested after he allegedly defaced two monuments built in honor of those who fought in the most famous battle ...

On Dec. 15, 1864 — 160 years ago today — the Battle of Nashville began. Just weeks after his defeats at Spring Hill and Franklin, Confederate Gen. John Bell Hood again tried to take his Army of ...

The anniversary of the Battle of Brandy Station is June 9. On that day in 1863, during the Civil War, battle ensued for more just over half a day. Today, the American Battlefield Trust has preserved ...

Bob Whisonant is a Civil War buff with a peculiar way of looking at the Civil War. If you ask him to talk about, say, the Battle of Antietam, he might begin, “Well, it all started 500 million years ...

By Erin Flynn Jay for Spotlight PA This story first appeared in PA Local, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA taking a fresh, ...

MANASSAS, Va. (7News) — Across the entire DMV, we are surrounded by history. No matter where you go, it’s easy to find a landmark or battlefield that hosted a consequential moment from America’s past.

The American Civil War was the first major conflict that was photographed extensively, bringing shocking and often horrific images to the front pages and into people's living rooms. Photography was ...

We went sledding there and played hide and seek, rolled Easter eggs and stole our first kisses. We could be dragged away only when we heard our mom's vibrant whistle, signaling dinner. When we were ...