The new Civil War Trails sign on the Eastern Shore dedicates Peter Jacob Carter. The sign’s origins lie with Arthur Carter, ...

Historical Markers alongside streets and roadways in Louisa County tell a story of county history in snapshots from its beginnings in 1742 until phasing out of the Civilian Conservation Corps ...

Readers of newspapers across America 160 years ago this week would have seen two similar headlines on the front page of their paper trumpeting the end of the Civil War: “Victory, Victory” and “The ...

Acclaimed journalist and biographer Richard Brookhiser will host a lecture on his latest book, “Glorious Lessons: John Trumball, Painter of the American Revolution,” at the Virginia ...

April 9 marks the 160th anniversary of the day America’s Civil War ended when General Lee surrendered to General Grant at the ...

Drive just about an hour southwest of Richmond, and you’ll stumble upon Farmville—a Virginia gem where brick-lined streets ...

Longwood University, founded in 1839 as the Farmville Female Seminary, brings youthful vitality to the downtown area. The ...

The fighting of the American Civil War ultimately reached nearly every state in the Northern and Southern territories, with key battles fought in places like Pennsylvania, Virginia, and South Carolina ...

The phrase was reportedly first used 250 years ago Sunday by lawyer and legislator Patrick Henry to persuade Virginia colonists to prepare for war against an increasingly ... MTA updates subway maps .

US President Donald Trump has been pushing for an end to the war since taking office in January ... there have been changes not reflected in the maps.

Small towns in Virginia ... a must-see for civil war history buffs. At the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the town of Warrenton is just under 60 miles west of Washington, D.C., and about a ...

Former U.S. Attorney Jessica Aber has been found dead in her Virginia ... prosecutors, civil litigators, and support personnel across four Divisions located in Alexandria, Richmond, Norfolk ...