On this day in 1861, Union and Confederate troops clashed outside of Manassas, Virginia in the first major engagement of the Civil War.

The 8th Illinois Cavalry Regiment engaged in the first action of the Battle of Gettysburg, defending Union positions and ...

Stories of “The Pittsylvania Dragoons”, the only cavalry company to organize in Chatham during the American Civil War, will be the subject of an upcoming event at Reid Street Gallery.

Colonel Roosevelt was an adventurer, explorer, scholar, author, historian, boxer, cowboy, big game hunter, and elected official. Teddy, as he hated being called, was also fearless and nearly ...

The Black Horse Cavalry of Warrenton existed prior to the Civil War and was part of the 4th Virginia Cavalry. The 4th Virginia was part of Confederate Gen. JEB Stuart’s cavalry corps at Brandy Station ...

Virginia is granting more than $3.9 million to protect 621 acres of lands where Civil War battles raged, including two sites in Henrico County and one in Dinwiddie County.

The Civil War was cruel to the Magruder family. It claimed him, his three brothers, and a brother-in-law. Back to the Aug. 2 battle.

Fort Gregg-Adams in Virginia has been renamed Fort Lee, now honoring Black Medal of Honor recipient Private Fitz Lee instead of Confederate General Robert E. Lee.

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

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

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

The Battle of Gettysburg, fought on the first three days of July in 1863, resulted in more than 51,000 total casualties (dead, wounded, missing, captured), including more than 7,000 dead, yet it began ...