When soldiers living in Civil War encampments wanted to cast their vote for Republican incumbent Abraham Lincoln or Democrat George McClellan in the 1864 election, most were able to follow the same ...

Visiting a Civil War battlefield can be an enlightening way to come to terms with a vital yet difficult chapter in U.S. history. Guided tours reveal fascinating details about the characters, politics, ...

A Union Army tramped past Madden’s Tavern in rural Virginia under clear skies the night of May 3, 1864, on its way to face resilient Confederates waiting below the Rapidan River. Madden’s Tavern still ...

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Jonathan A. Noyalas ’01, director of Shenandoah University’s McCormick Civil War Institute (CWI), and Keven M. Walker, CEO of the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation (SVBF), announced a ...

American Cruise Lines is offering a new 35-day itinerary offering travelers the chance to visit nearly all major battlefields of the American Civil War from Fort Sumter to Antietam. The new Civil War ...

The educated mind grieves at reading that Civil War battlefields are attracting dramatically fewer visitors. These battlefields, especially as manned by enthusiastic and knowledgeable tour guides, are ...

We went sledding there and played hide and seek, rolled Easter eggs and stole our first kisses. We could be dragged away only when we heard our mom's vibrant whistle, signaling dinner. When we were ...

We went sledding there and played hide and seek, rolled Easter eggs and stole our first kisses. We could be dragged away only when we heard our mom's vibrant whistle, signaling dinner. When we were ...

The American Revolution (1775-83) enabled the 13 English colonies to form a new nation; the American Civil War (1861-65) corrected a major defect in our Constitution (1787). Over 700,000 Americans ...

FORT OGLETHORPE, Ga.—Is Civil War tourism history? Once a tourism staple for many Southern states and a few Northern ones, destinations related to the 1860s war are drawing fewer visitors. Historians ...

Part 2 of 3. The American Civil War enters its second year in the summer of 1862, becoming a more brutal conflict than anyone ever imagined. The death toll continues to rise on both sides by the ...