Buc-ee's first Virginia location has opened off Interstate 81 in Rockingham County, boasting 120 fuel pumps, souvenirs and ...

The Battle of Gettysburg, fought on the first three days of July in 1863, resulted in more than 51,000 total casualties (dead, wounded, missing, captured), including more than 7,000 dead, yet it began ...

The CSS "Shenandoah" only learned of the Confederacy's defeat in the summer of 1865. That June, the cruiser's crew sank 24 ...

The African American Civil War Museum in D.C. marked Juneteenth with a celebration to honor the estimated 6,000 Black soldiers who went to Galveston, Texas, 160 years ago.

The legacy of Black Civil War soldiers should never be forgotten. "Four regiments that were trained here at Camp William Penn were sent to Texas when the war came to an end," Paradis said.

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.

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

Feature / The country and the nation: Fifty writers and artists report on the states of our dis-union. Various Contributors 160th Anniversary Issue Richard Kreitner Let’s be frank: It’s a ...

Experts believe that the roughly 25,000 men who fought for the Union and Confederate armies included 2,283 Union soldiers killed, wounded, captured, or missing and 1,560 for the Confederates.

Archaeologists uncover remains of Confederate soldiers at Williamsburg site, launching DNA efforts to identify them. Discover historical insights from the Civil War.

The plan was for a three-pronged invasion, with a goal of capturing Quebec and making it the seat of the Irish Republic-in-exile. On June 1, 1866, the Irish Fenian raid of Canada launched. A three ...

A grave marker honoring Confederate soldiers who died in the Civil War stands on city owned property in Richmond, Virginia, on Friday May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Olivia Diaz)(AP/Olivia Diaz) RICHMOND ...