The Civil War was the bloodiest and most destructive conflict in American history. It began only months ... However, more civil war battles were fought in Virginia than any other state.

One of the major accomplishments during the Civil War was the establishment ... At the first major land battle of the war on July 16, 1861 in Virginia at Manassas (Bull Run), two unproven green ...

Virginia took another decisive step in its ongoing reckoning with its Confederate past as the House of Delegates in a bipartisan move approved legislation to strip tax-exempt status from organizations ...

Nestled in the heart of Virginia, Aldie is a charming small town with a famous mill that tells a captivating story from the ...

On the morning of September 29, 1864, as dawn broke over eastern Virginia, some 700 1 black ... Heights is little more than a footnote in Civil War history—a battle, scholars agree, that ...

Virginia. They then research and create posters depicting prominent abolitionists and the tactics they used to advance the cause of ending slavery. In the 1800s, before the Civil War, if you were ...

The bill would repeal a change to the Virginia code implemented in 1950 to allow Confederate organizations to operate ...

Virginia captures the attention of history-loving travelers. Here, you'll find Colonial settlements, Civil War battlefields and presidential homes (Virginia's the home state of eight presidents ...

The Clarksburg History Museum took people back to the most tumultuous time in United States history during its Civil War ...

The group now wants to let area residents “know of our existence as we begin to initiate our operations to expand the importance of our preserved Civil War history,” he added. Until 10 years ...