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

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.

Acknowledging the historical link between the end of Black slavery in the U.S. and the creation of the State of West Virginia ...

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 Princeton Railroad Museum brought the community together for a celebration of West Virginia Day. They celebrated a day ...

A West Virginia county sought clarification regarding state law after a spokesperson for Gov. Patrick Morrisey said ...

Archaeologists found 4 Civil War Confederate soldiers' remains in Williamsburg. Believed to have died in 1862, they were reburied this week at a local cemetery.

Acknowledging the historical link between the end of Black slavery in the U.S. and the creation of the State of West Virginia ...

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 ...

At least 36 Black Civil War soldiers and sailors are known to have come to Montana after the war. Likely the first to serve in the Army was Pvt. Charles Wright, Company B, 1st Kansas Infantry ...

Morgan’s 1,000-mile raid into Indiana and Ohio was a costly mistake for the Confederate Army. His history in Lexington ...

The soldiers fought in the Battle of Williamsburg, a bloody engagement on May 5, 1862. The fighting was part of the Peninsula Campaign, a major Union offensive that tried to end the war quickly.