Fort Pocahontas is an earthwork fort constructed in 1864 by United States Colored Troops under the command of Gen. Edward A.

Archaeologists have discovered a 150-year-old "witch bottle" used to ward off evil spirits in a Civil War-era fort in ...

After three slaves were granted sanctuary behind Union lines at Fort Monroe in Hampton on ... program development and coordinator for Virginia's Civil War exhibit at the Virginia Historical ...

President James Buchanan sent the unarmed ship Star of the West with 200 soldiers and supplies on January 9, 1861. When it ...

Every major administration official who served under Joe Biden helped hide the president’s decline — and some Dems are using ...

Just a few minutes outside of Washington, D.C., a historic estate that served as a hospital and fort protecting the city during the Civil War is asking ... James Mason of Virginia, according ...

The largest was Fort Lyon located where the Huntington ... In a book, “Army Life In Virginia, The Civil War Letters of George G. Benedict” edited by Eric Ward, there is information about ...

Outlook Beach is a less crowded option for summer fun along Virginia's coast. In addition to surf and sand, the beach has ...

The Confederacy spared no expense defending cities like Richmond and Petersburg in Virginia ... other ideas. Fort Jackson was the site of a decisive Union victory in the Civil War portrayed ...

Alabama and the 35th Virginia are here today ... Executive Director of Friends of Fort Knox. Fort Knox will be hosting another Civil War Encampment event next weekend, with help from the 6th ...