The Blairsville Underground Railroad Museum shares the stories of slavery, the Civil War, Reconstruction and beyond ...

These Pennsylvanians played important roles in Civil War battles and in events surrounding the Civil War.- Levi Bird DuffLevi Bird Duff hated slavery so much, it cost him a leg ...

The first shot of the bloodiest battle of the Civil War was fired by a man from DuPage County. Lt. Marcellus E. Jones of the ...

There’s a magical place in Virginia where stress dissolves faster than sugar in hot coffee, and it goes by the name of ...

The Boone Town Council approved the final design proof for a Civil War Trails interpretive panel marking the events of ...

Reading about history is something that people either love or avoid because there’s a fear it can be boring, bias and revised. One of my favorite genres in literature, however, ...

Fry and Ferguson appear frequently in newspaper articles. In addition to welcoming Douglass, the duo organized civic events ...

Cedar Mountain Battlefield and Brandy Station, site of the largest cavalry battle ever fought in North America, are both ...

Virginia’s leaders took careful note. The colony that would soon play a central role in pushing for independence now had a powerful example of what submission might entail. Norfolk became both a ...

Join the National Park Service and Raising the Shade from 12:30 p.m.- 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 15, at Booker T.

NORFOLK, Va. — This year marks America’s 250th birthday, and we’re taking a closer look at how weather helped shape the nation we live in today. We’ll explore moments when storms, heat, cold, and even ...

Florida recognizes the birthdays of both Martin Luther King, Jr. and Confederate General Robert E. Lee on the same day in January. Florida law still includes three Confederate holidays: Robert E.