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In his new role, Chris Brown hopes that the breadth of Civil War Trail’s interpretation will grow and develop over time.
Gov. Glenn Youngkin delivered remarks at the Yorktown Battlefield Monument, celebrating the 250th anniversary of the founding ...
The Governor’s Own” 29th Infantry Division Band of the Virginia Army National Guard will perform patriotic music for the ...
YORKTOWN, Va. — As a young child ... These family origins can be traced back to the banks of the York River before the Civil War. “We were actually talking about an entire community of ...
President James Buchanan sent the unarmed ship Star of the West with 200 soldiers and supplies on January 9, 1861. When it ...
In May 1862, during the Civil War, Robert Wilson’s grandson, who was named after his famous grandfather, an Adjutant in the 16th New York Regiment of the Army of the Potomac, was at Yorktown ...
YORKTOWN, Va. — The eclipse on April 8 has ... And, he said, there's a reason why eye health is taken so seriously. "In the Civil War days [it's said] if you didn't have three opposable molars ...
The distinguishable 24-note melody was created nearly 160 years ago during the Civil War. Following the end ... Benjamin played Taps on the deck of the Yorktown. "It was just great to remember ...
For several decades, the cremated remains of more than two dozen American Civil War veterans languished in storage facilities at a funeral home and cemetery in Seattle. The simple copper and ...
A Yorktown native has taken the helm at a multistate nonprofit connecting travelers with communities that have history and hospitality to share. Civil War Trails Inc. announced in May that Chris ...