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A Confederate Raider Fired the Final Shots of the Civil War in the Arctic, Two and a Half Months After Robert E. Lee Surrendered
The CSS "Shenandoah" only learned of the Confederacy's defeat in the summer of 1865. That June, the cruiser's crew sank 24 American merchant vessels, unaware that the conflict had already ended ...
This Virginia Town Charms With Historic Homes, Riverside Walks, And The World's Oldest Ham
Smithfield, Virginia, is full of charm, with historic homes, scenic riverfront parks, quirky pig statues, local shops, and ...
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Archaeologists Just Stumbled Across An Unexploded Civil War Artillery Shell At Gettysburg
While sweeping the grounds of Gettysburg National Military Park as part of a rehabilitation project, an archaeologist ...
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Penn State Professor’s New Book Traces Weather’s Role in the 1863 Gettysburg Campaign
This story originally appeared in The Centre County Gazette. It was mid-June in 1863, and Union soldiers were on the move, ...
Honoring Black Civil War soldiers: Kentucky town shining light on 5th US colored cavalry
On a farm in Simpsonville, Kentucky, Jake Bryan starts each morning the same way his father, grandfather and ...
Black soldiers helped save the Union during the Civil War. They will be honored June 21.
Fifty-two Black veterans of the Civil War are buried at Providence's North Burial Ground. They will be honored June 21 as the ...