The anniversary of the Battle of Brandy Station is June 9. On that day in 1863, during the Civil War, battle ensued for more just over half a day. Today, the American Battlefield Trust has preserved ...

The city of Hampton commemorates the 164th anniversary of the pivotal Battle of Hampton Roads with a new historical marker, highlighting a naval warfare revolution.

The United States has seen its share of wars, but the bloodiest battles fought on American soil occurred largely during the Civil War, the Revolutionary War, and conflicts with Indigenous peoples.

One hundred sixty years ago, a series of battles and engagements in Virginia between the Rapidan and James Rivers determined the outcome of America’s Civil War. It is known as the Overland Campaign, ...

On Dec. 15, 1864 — 160 years ago today — the Battle of Nashville began. Just weeks after his defeats at Spring Hill and Franklin, Confederate Gen. John Bell Hood again tried to take his Army of ...

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CARTHAGE, Mo. — July 5 has long been a historic day in Carthage, as residents remember an early battle of the Civil War that happened there July 5, 1861. But this year, the day had a special flavor.

CARTHAGE, Mo. — A reenactment of the Civil War battle that was called “the first serious conflict between United States troops and the rebels” will be staged Sunday. Several hundred reenactors are ...

Joseph Ritchey prepares for a Civil War reenactment as a Union soldier at Henderson Hall on Saturday afternoon. (Photo by Michelle Dillon) BOAZ — The boom of cannons and the crack of rifles sounded ...