Arthur worked for years to research and share his grandfather’s story. Marsha said her late husband would be thrilled that Cape Charles is joining the Civil War Trails program with a historic ...

So, we had an encampment of approximately 300 men down here in the cave.” Melrose is just one stop along Civil War Trails. You can find maps to follow along at the organization’s website here.

The Civil War was entering its fifth year. Nothing in America’s experience in the past or since had been so brutal or costly. The toll on the nation had been enormous, and few had escaped its ...