And there's something about that picture that draws me strongly as an image of the war. - My interest in the Civil War was born as a little kid. I was given plastic figures of Civil War battles ...

President James Buchanan sent the unarmed ship Star of the West with 200 soldiers and supplies on January 9, 1861. When it ...

Two reenactors unveil a veteran's headstone for Civil War solider Lt. John T. McMahan, who was killed during the Battle of ...

In Concord, Vermont, sexton Bill Gilding is leading a transformation of the town’s cemeteries—digitizing records, engaging ...

Don't know what to do in Maryland? We do! Here are 30 fun things to do in Maryland with kids on a day trip or a family ...

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

Two Civil War battlefields in and around Northern Virginia have been named to Preservation Virginia’s 2025 list of the ...

The deadliest battle of the Civil War took place on this small piece of farmland that has become known simply as Gettysburg. (Still Image: iStock/rewindtime) The Truth Behind the Legend of King ...

MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - A Civil War painting depicting a pivotal battle fought by Vermonters is coming back to the Green Mountain State. “The Vermont Division at Battle of Chancellorsville ...

The largest pre-Civil War mansion in all of the American South burned to the ground as a devastating fire ripped through the historic wooden structure built nearly 200 years ago. Flames broke out ...

That includes the iconic “Battle of Cedar Creek,” painted by Vermonter and Civil War veteran Julian Scott. Scott is known for his realistic artwork showing the psychological anguish and ...

War is boring as hell in “The Damned,” an austere western drama set far from the battlefields on the 1862 frontier. It seeks not to tell a story but to capture a set of feelings. None of them ...