The fighting of the American Civil War ultimately reached nearly every state in the Northern and Southern territories, with ...

After Virginia seceded from the U.S. in 1861, union loyalists formed the new state of West ... president and head curator of the Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library. "It ...

After Virginia seceded from the U.S. in 1861, union loyalists formed the new ... president and head curator of the Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library.

Grab a map from a docent and allott several hours ... would find in the art museums of much larger cities. In 1861, following Virginia's secession from the Union, Richmond became the capital ...

Fly your flag and strike up the band. No, it’s not the Fourth of July yet, but a new National Medal of Honor Museum is ...

"Virginia’s eccentricity shines through in its most unique communities," said World Atlas, and "these nine towns each have a character all their own." ...

Virginia and the Forging of a Nation” opens in conjunction with the 250th anniversary of Patrick Henry’s famous speech made ...

Across its hundreds of acres in Virginia, they watch over 400,000 graves ... material on dozens of Medal of Honor recipients and maps of prominent gravesites of Marine Corps veterans and other ...