Anna Jarvis was born in 1864 in West Virginia. She was one of her mother's more than 12 children -- though most died from diseases like measles. During the Civil War, Anna's mother, Ann Maria ...

The historic West Virginia boomtown of Volcano has come back to life – in miniature. Thanks to the efforts of local modeler ...

Oliver and other Sons of Confederate veterans interviewed said their group is primarily about honoring valiant ancestors and preserving Civil ... war, he attended Baylor University and West ...

The as-yet-unnamed town site was bounded by West Street on the west ... In any case, Reno was named for a Virginia Civil War loyalist, General Jesse Lee Reno, who fell in the battle of South ...

Civil War railroading: Replacing the bridge over Potomac Creek in Northern Virginia was one of the first challenges ... the American Civil War wound down to a messy and anticlimactic end. By December ...

Around 4:00 p.m., Union positions north and west of Gettysburg broke. Federal troops retreated through town to Cemetery Hill and Culp’s Hill, forming a fishhook-shaped line along Cemetery Ridge.

We’ve just discovered a new mountain region to love in the Southeast USA; Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. Home of Shenandoah ...

The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia ...

The battle, though small in scale, reinforced Union morale and contributed to the eventual formation of the state of West Virginia in 1863.

The West Virginia tavern now known as Foster's Main Street Tavern gained Civil War history when two future presidents dined ...

New laws in Montana and West Virginia, effective in July, allow optometrists to perform laser surgeries. Fourteen U.S. states now permit optometric laser surgery. Starting in July, optometrists in ...

There are a handful of options to pick from when trying to predict which sophomore will burst onto the scene and play a significant role for the West Virginia Mountaineers in 2025. Defensive ...