Not only is June 20th the first day of summer, but it’s also the day commemorating one state’s quest for statehood.

POCAHONTAS COUNTY, W.Va. (WOWK) — When West Virginia became a state on June 20, 1863, the Civil War was still raging, meaning that even though it was no longer part of Virginia, Confederate ...

Even though the Civil War has been thoroughly studied for over 160 years, new discoveries are still being made. Last spring, a Civil War-era cannonball was found in the backyard of a Virginia home.

Civil War remains found at Colonial Williamsburg, archaeologists say. Virginia archaeologists recently came across four skeletons dating back to the Battle of Williamsburg, which was fought in 1862.

THE WAR IN WEST VIRGINIA.; The Affairs at Moorfield and Alleghany Junction Negro Soldiers Emplosed as the Rebel Reserve. Share full article. Jan. 20, 1864.

Archaeologists in Virginia are trying to identify the remains of four Confederate soldiers who were killed in the Civil War. The skeletons were found on the grounds of the Colonial A Virginia ...

During the Civil War, Anna's mother, ... West Virginia, at what was the Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church. It is now known as the International Mother's Day Shrine.

The Black soldiers marched south with Lt. Gen. U.S. Grant’s campaign, which included fierce battles at the Wilderness, Spotsylvania Court House, the North Anna River and Cold Harbor, then across ...

Fort A.P. Hill was once named after a Confederate general. Now it’s named after three Union soldiers whose surnames are Anderson, Pinn and Hill.

The bullet in the soldier’s spine was a Minié ball, a common round of Civil War ammunition. The foot of one amputated leg also contained a Minié ball. Bones in a second severed leg were shattered.

A Virginia Museum Found 4 Confederate Soldiers' Remains. It's Trying to Identify Them WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — Archaeologists in Virginia were excavating the grounds of a building that stored ...

Archaeologists in Virginia are trying to identify the remains of four Confederate soldiers who were killed in the Civil War Ben Finley Wednesday 04 June 2025 16:45 BST ...