Visit Fairfax, as part of its Civil War sesquicentennial legacy project, imposed a goal to locate a historic marker within each Fairfax County district. Flint Hill lies within the Providence District.

May 30th, or Decoration Day, was established three years after the Civil War ended on May 5th, 1868. Sack says the purpose was for the nation to decorate, with flowers, the graves of all the men ...

Elizabeth Van Lew, a Southern belle turned Union spymaster, exemplifies true heroism during the Civil War, challenging the diluted modern concept of a hero.

The bullet in the soldier’s spine was a Minié ball, a common round of Civil War ammunition. The foot of one amputated leg also contained a Minié ball. Bones in a second severed leg were shattered.

Casualties came by the trainload from the first big battle at Manassas in July 1861. ... "The deadliest time in the Civil War is not when lots of battles are raging. ... Sharpsburg, Md., ...

Frey recounted several, important events in Centreville’s history – including George Washington staying here as a young surveyor, the devastation caused by the Civil War, and Lee Highway ...

Organized tributes in the South and North to Civil War dead were reported even before the fighting stopped, with flowers cast on soldiers’ graves. In Charleston, South Carolina, ...

Photojournalist Giles Clarke was granted rare access to Sudan as the country’s civil war enters its third year. He witnessed the crippling effects of the conflict.

A good example is the second civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, from 1998 to 2003. The most lethal conflict of this century, it is believed to have been responsible for 5.4m deaths ...

Fred Minus brought Civil War history to life at Hopewell Valley Central High School, highlighting the experiences of Black ...

Penn Township author Ron Kirkwood spent 17 days in 2022 at the National Archives in Washington, DC, scouring hundreds of ...

Explore the American Civil War's history, causes like slavery and states' rights, key events including Gettysburg and Antietam, and the war's lasting impact on the United States ...