Brandy Station Battlefield, site of the biggest cavalry battle of the Civil War and Virginia’s newest state park, now has a ...

The Army is putting to pasture five ceremonial horse units that bring the service’s cavalry history of the Old West to life ...

Erie County native Strong Vincent's heroism on July 2, 1863, at the Battle of Gettysburg is not where he first distinguished ...

According to The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database, maintained by the National Park Service, Union armies had more than 675,000 cavalry troops, compared to about 467,000 mounted Confederate ...

For Confederate Army scout with Powhatan ties, life after the Civil War was devoted to spreading the word of God—and to ...

Mosby served under Stuart, the entire war; but later on, Mosby had his own, independent command, the 43rd Battalion, Virginia Cavalry. During the war, said Anderson, “They mostly had established ...

Civil War Reenactors Aren’t Just Play-Acting. They Expect a War. A visit to a battle reenactment in rural Virginia revealed some surprising views about U.S. politics—and broad pessimism about ...

a virginia girl, in the civil war, 1801 - 1865. Beine a Record of the Actual Experiences of the Wife of a Confederate Officer. Collected and edited by Myrta Lockett Avary. 12mo. Pp. 384.

Fort Lee is now named for Pvt. Fitz Lee. The new namesake was a Buffalo Soldier who earned the Medal of Honor for his actions ...

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

The 2D OHIO VOLUNTEER CAVALRY, 1861-65, was organized at Camp Wade (see CIVIL WAR CAMPS IN CLEVELAND) during Aug.-Sept. 1861.The regiment, which contained 317 Cleveland men, was mustered into federal ...