It began only months after Southern states seceded from the Union, when Southern troops attacked and captured the federally held Fort ... more civil war battles were fought in Virginia than ...

(This dish towel ended the Civil War.) On June 12, Grant pulled his army out of the region altogether, ordering them instead to capture Petersburg, Virginia’s second-largest city, in a 292-day ...

A park ranger for Fort Harrison in Henrico didn't know his acting experience would come into play when he started the job.

Lincoln's statement, however, did not satisfy the Confederacy, and on April 12 they attacked Fort ... The Civil War had begun. Immediately following the attack, four more states -- Virginia ...

Fort Belvoir is a U.S. Army Base, located in Northern Virginia. The base, which sits roughly 20 miles south of Washington, D.C., is home to Army forces as ...

Fort Devens was named in honor of Brevet Major General Charles Devens, a Massachusetts son who served in the Union Army during the Civil War. The Garrison exists to support military training and ...

Constructed around a real Civil War-era fortification, the Fort Magruder Hotel and Conference ... miles down the road in downtown Williamsburg, Virginia. On-site amenities include an indoor ...

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 ...