Informational markers were placed Monday in the Westview Cemetery in Blacksburg and in front of Glencoe Museum in Radford, marking the sites as part of the historical project, Civil War Trails.

Each site consists of an interpretive sign that Civil War Trails has placed in a location where a notable event occurred during the conflict. On the Peninsula alone, there are more than 40 Civil ...

Usually, a civil war is one where all of the fighting takes place within a single country. It occurs when two or more organized groups from the same country clash because of major disagreements ...

The USS Silversides submarine sank 23 ships and earned 12 battle stars during World War II. Visitors can tour the vessel at the USS Silversides Submarine Museum in Muskegon, Michigan. The ...

Cape Charles Town Manager John Hozey, left, and Robert Sabbatini, executive director of the Eastern Shore of Virginia Tourism Commission, help install the new Civil War Trails sign at 21 Bay Ave.

Women veterans from the Civil ... War women has been syndicated elsewhere and can still be found on the Internet Archive Wayback Machine. Navy Cmdr. B.J. Farrell, commanding officer of USS ...

USS Enterprise: The Most Decorated Carrier of World War II World War II was a turning point for naval warfare.Not only were the scope and scale of the naval conflict massive, with American forces ...

DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION Undersea investigators have located the wreck of a century-old US Navy destroyer, USS Stewart ... was too late to take part in World War I, the vessel saw frontline action ...

WHITE SETTLEMENT, Texas — The Texas Civil War Museum in White Settlement west of Fort Worth announced it will permanently close its doors Oct. 31. The museum opened in 2006 and is reportedly the ...

This article was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Culpeper’s famed Graffiti House has been ...

So, why is USS Cobia here and not a Manitowoc-built submarine? After World War II, the U.S. had a surplus of boats in its “mothball” or reserve fleet. These vessels were sold to other ...

The USS Cincinnati served as a stalwart guardian of national security during the Cold War era. Now, it will be part of the USS Cincinnati Cold War Memorial Peace Pavilion at the 435-acre park.