However, more civil war battles were fought in Virginia than any other state. Virginia was the site of more than 100 battles, according to historical data from the National Archives Catalog.

It would be the U.S. Navy’s biggest defeat until World War II and threatened to change the balance of power in American ...

During battle, the Army of Northern Virginia numbered between 54,000 and ... not slavery, caused the Civil War, and that Confederate soldiers were heroic and defeated militarily only because ...

Throughout much of the Civil War, a key Union objective was to penetrate the South and seize the city of Richmond, Virginia ... in part because the battle introduced obstacles his men had never ...

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 ...

And walk through Gettysburg Battlefield, gaining insight into why it's considered the most important engagement of the American Civil War. Gain valuable insights from local historians and licensed ...

The Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation has secured a conservation easement to protect 98 acres of historic farmland ...

Shippensburg Area Civil War Roundtable will meet Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 7 p.m. at Christ United Methodist Church, 47 East King Street, Shippensburg.

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