The Gettysburg battlefield offers visitors a unique way to connect with history, using its enduring boulders and ...

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 ...

20 pivotal battles, including the introduction of ironclad warships, during the Civil War that permanently changed American ...

The American Battlefield Trust is working to raise $374,000 to preserve the Newtonia Battlefield, the site of two Civil War ...

The American Revolution (1775-83) enabled the 13 English colonies to form a new nation; the American Civil War (1861-65) corrected a major defect in our Constitution (1787). Over 700,000 Americans ...

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.

Volunteers of a little-known group called the Williamsburg Battlefield Association have come together in an effort to tell forgotten stories of the citizens, soldiers and enslaved people of the Civil ...

Veterans Day is a national holiday observed annually on November 11 to honor American veterans of all wars. While Memorial Day honors those who died in military service, Veterans Day celebrates all ...

Events kick off at 1 p.m. Friday, and the festivities will last through early Sunday afternoon.

Bishop Hill is preparing to host a Civil War Day celebration on May 16. The event will include Union and Confederate ...