The Gettysburg battlefield was one of the most extensively photographed landscapes in histor…
RICHMOND, Va.—Richmond National Battlefield Park Superintendent Doyle Sapp today announced the acquisition of 371 acres of land at the Malvern Hill Battlefield in Henrico County from the Capital Region Land Conservancy (CRLC). This new land brings the total amount of land preserved by the Na…
PETERSBURG, Va.—Pamplin Historical Park & The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier welcomes guest speaker Gordon Rhea on February 3, 2022 at 7 p.m. to the Petersburg Civil War Roundtable. Mr. Rhea will share the inspiration and stories from his new book titled, “Stephen A. Swails: Bl…
New territory brings about old confrontations; a decision on slavery is made; the presidency is used to restore the Union, in Season 1, Episod…
ECW's Chris Mackowski continues to explore the Vicksburg Campaign with a stop along the Big Black River--a stop that lasts almost half as long…
USS Cairo was the lead ship of the City-class gunboats and named for Cairo, Illinois. In June 1862, she captured the Confederate garrison of F…
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In 1863, Union and Confederate forces fought for control of Chattanooga, known as the "Gateway to the Deep South." The Confederates were victo…
Historian James Robertson reveals surprising, little-known aspects of the Civil War in a remarkable human history of the conflict.
Union and Confederate forces re-enacting Pickets charge the 155th Gettysburg National Civil War Battle Reenactment in Gettysburg Pennsylvania.
One of the more interesting battles of the Civil War was the Battle of Lookout Mountain, also known as The Battle Above the Clouds. We're outs…
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It makes perfect sense to start our video trip through West Virginia and Kentucky not only right on the geographic edge of our theater, but al…
Author Winston Groom writes that Shiloh was the first battle in the Civil War that shocked Americans into seeing how long and how terrible the…
A sampling of Civil War cannons at the Visitors Centre Parking Lot at the Vicksburg Battlefield including the Dahlgren gun, Rodman gun, howitz…
Imagine capturing, destroying, and moving train engines and cars along a 44-mile stretch of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in Maryland and …
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the American Battlefield Trust's first virtual reality project and, to date, most popular video. Wit…
FORT OGLETHORPE, GA—Beginning January 10, 2022, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will be hosting a temporary museum exhibit …
