The Battle of Gettysburg saw excessive heat and a severe thunderstorm, likely piling on the casualties to the biggest battle ...

Four Confederate soldier skeletons from the 1862 Battle of Williamsburg were found at Colonial Williamsburg, with archaeologists working to identify the remains.

This simple dish towel was used as a flag of truce by Confederate troops during Gen. Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, on April 9, 1865, and is now on display at the ...

He had been referred to as both a Union and a Confederate soldier. According to historians, McMahan and his horse were both shot on South Boundary, but the horse, Old Jim, survived.

Archaeologists in Virginia are trying to identify the remains of four Confederate soldiers who were killed in the Civil War.

The Battle of Ox Hill/Chantilly, on Sept. 1, 1862, was the only major Civil War battle fought in Fairfax County. ... Union and Confederate, who fell during this battle.

To historic preservationist Jon Smith, the covered bridge in Barrackville is the Town of Barrackville. Smith firmly believes that the Burr Truss bridge built in 1853 by Lemuel and Eli Chenoweth brings ...

Charles Sumner is best known as the statesman caned within an inch of his life on the Senate floor for speaking against the expansion of slavery.  Sumner counted among his friends Ralph Waldo Emerson, ...

Navy to rename USNS Harvey Milk, latest Trump White House move against LGBTQ history 02:17. Washington — The U.S. Navy plans to rename the USNS Harvey Milk, a fleet replenishment oiler named ...

In May 1865, the national government threw itself a parade. It had been more than a month since the rebellion in defense of ...

The president celebrates the 250th anniversary of the US Army as demonstrators hold "No Kings" events from coast to coast.