Fort Gregg-Adams in Virginia has been renamed Fort Lee, now honoring Black Medal of Honor recipient Private Fitz Lee instead of Confederate General Robert E. Lee.

President Abraham Lincoln, with young son Tad and Senator Charles Sumner, salutes a detachment of African-American Union ...

Step inside Virginia’s historic homes and discover spaces seemingly untouched by time, each preserving elegant details and ...

For Confederate Army scout with Powhatan ties, life after the Civil War was devoted to spreading the word of God—and to ...

Every state has a capitol that houses its state legislature. Many are domed buildings similar to the US Capitol, but others ...

During the American Revolution, Louisiana — which was then under Spanish rule — played a significant role in supporting the ...

A military veteran was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for plotting to attack an FBI office and assassinate law ...

It’s nearly Independence Day weekend, so this is a good time to reflect on that futurology paradigm, PPPW, which I’ve previously introduced. My earlier column focused on two apocalyptic wild-card ...

Un/Bound: Free Black Virginians, 1619-1865,” tells stories from a variety of perspectives — personal, community and family.

The Vicksburg National Military Park today stretches over 1800 acres worth of ravines, woods, and fields. The Vicksburg ...

Vancouver’s former Army post provided a training ground for both Union and Confederate officers until the Civil War broke out in April 1861. At the start of the Civil War, some officers resigned and j ...

Shiloh National Military Park in Tennessee was the site of a bloody Civil War battle to control the Confederate Railroad ...