Armed with a 160-year-old Civil War battlefield map and our trusty metal detectors, we set off to explore forgotten sites of American history. What we uncovered blew us away - relics buried for over a ...

American Battlefield Trust / Crews begin work in June to demolish the old Lookout Mountain Tourist Lodge on Cummings Highway in order to preserve almost an acre of Civil War battlefield prominent ...

A Civil War veteran born into slavery in Louisiana is among nine Union soldiers with new grave markers at Greenfield Cemetery ...

For years, Civil War battlefield sites have had almost every kind of chart and diagram explaining troop movements, military strategies and death tolls. But on one subject, there was precious ...

Steve Barnes (left) and Don Klein (right) from the Williamsburg Battlefield Association help install the new Civil War Trails sign at 7294 Merrimac Trail in the area of the Williamsburg battlefield.

As president of the Civil War Preservation Trust, he is devoted to the cause and has learned that a passion for history is not enough. "When it gets down to land, it's all about money," he said.

Discover why Farmville, Virginia is the ultimate blend of rich Civil War and Civil Rights history, charming small-town vibes, ...

Virginia’s Manassas National Battlefield Park, the location of two major battles in the American Civil War, is facing a grave threat with the greenlighting last week of a massive complex of data ...

The National Park Service awards $456,934.78 in Battlefield Restoration Grants to enhance Civil War battlefields in North Carolina and South Carolina, preserving historic features.

Previously the superintendent of Monocacy National Battlefield in Fredrick, Banasik said he is excited to take on the position. "I am an old Civil War nerd," Banasik said, smiling.