The Devil's Punchbowl in Natchez, Mississippi, was a Civil War-era death camp. After the Civil War millions of freed Black ...

Today my fellow Virginian Megan is sharing her favorite day trips from Baltimore. I love her ideas because they offer ...

Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865. Elsewhere in the country, parts of the rebel army ...

Nicholas Waters, who served in the United States Colored Troops during the Civil War, was originally buried in Tyaskin in 1911. However, his family recently had his remains relocated to ...

By Hannah Marr | [email protected] A new public art installation unveiled Saturday at Alexandria’s Waterfront Park honors ...

The West Virginia park is a wonderland for nature and history lovers, boasting more than 200 historic structures.

Chicago, San Francisco, and New Orleans are some of the best U.S. cities to explore on a kayak, according to a seasoned guide ...

Germany has reopened its embassy in Damascus, 13 years after it was shut in the early days of Syria’s civil war. Foreign ...

As they paraded by him for the first time in March of 1864, soldiers of the Army of the Potomac knew the general in full dress blues, accented with sash and sword, was the freshly minted commander of ...

hilly acres in Virginia near the Potomac River, is the resting place of more than 400,000 veterans and is the largest U.S. military cemetery. Kevin M. Levin, a Civil War historian in Boston who ...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday announced it would permanently restrict “non-essential” helicopter operations around the District of Columbia’s Reagan Washington National ...