West Virginia Independence Hall. Travis Henline, site manager for West Virginia Independence Hall, talked about the history of the building which started as the Wheeling Custom Ho ...

Distinct from the rest of Virginia, Alexandria was Union territory during the Civil War. During this time, thousands of former slaves fled to Alexandria to seek both freedom and employment ...

A Civil War veteran from RI was buried in an unmarked grave. Now he's getting his due. Civil War Veteran George Thomas Leach Sr. was buried without a gravestone at North Burial Ground in ...

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.

Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia Harpers Ferry has attracted over 488,000 visitors to a picturesque town of just 342 residents and crucial stop for the Appalachian Trail. From an 1800s transportation hub ...

The religious faith of these men was varied just like the American population today, writes Gregory Elder.

An enormous cache of recently discovered Civil War letters and other 19th century documents has been donated to Virginia Tech by a descendant of a Confederate general who later played a key role ...

The "Civil War Showcase" in Harper's Ferry, West Virginia, offers an immersive experience of the Civil War era. Visitors are greeted at a replica of John Brown's engine house and can explore ...

The Civil War Trails sign at Fisher’s Hill is already featured on Virginia Civil War Trails map-guides, distributed to travelers worldwide. Efforts are also underway to include the site on the ...

The Civil War's Lost Massacre Season 22 Episode 1 | 55m 23sVideo has Closed Captions| CC A search for the remains of Black Union soldiers murdered toward the end of the Civil War.