This video explores the historical, economic, and political factors that led to the division of Virginia during the American Civil War, resulting in the creation of West Virginia in 1863. It examines ...

Archaeologists in Virginia are trying to identify the remains of four Confederate soldiers who were killed in the Civil War. The skeletons were found on the grounds of a gunpowder magazine at Colonial ...

This battle featured several units of the United States Colored ... and families to visit and learn about the role Virginia played in Civil War history. The General Assembly established the ...

A study has found that land owned by the city of Richmond, Virginia, possibly contains more than 700 unmarked graves ...

Virginia (about 95 miles west of Richmond). Thanks to its comprehensive collection of Confederate artifacts, weapons and art, this museum is a required stop for Civil War buffs. American Civil War ...

The North-South Skirmish Association held its 151st National Skirmish in May 2025, where 129 teams competed using authentic ...

When elderly widow Judith Carter Henry learned that the Union Army was on its way to attack the Confederates gathered near her Virginia home ... casualty of the Civil War. Her accidental killing ...

He distinguished himself in battle during the Mexican-American War and on the frontier, along the Texas border and in Washington Territory. When Virginia ... assault and the division was shattered ...

The American Civil War was fought between 1861 and 1865 between the Northern ... It was during these protests that the names of two schools in Virginia rural county, Shenandoah County, were changed.

As bedraggled Union troops retreated to their camp along the James River in Virginia in early July 1862 ... boy -- a critical position during the Civil War that was responsible for much more ...