From historic sites to funky galleries, this riverfront Virginia town is full of places to see. Here's what to do, where to eat, and where to stay in Petersburg, Virginia.

Maine's most famous Civil War leader helped save a nation. Gov. Janet Mills has taken a completely different path.

U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 identifies Ford’s suffering a battlefield wound on May 5, 1863, at Todd’s Tavern, Va. It says he was 18 and ... In December 1864 he was “near ...

The remains of hundreds of Black tenant farmers from a former Virginia tobacco plantation will be moved to a dedicated burial ...

If the Trump administration changes Virginia Army posts, it would be a dishonor 'to real people who were deserving of respect,' say state officials.

This family friendly event will feature historical presentations, a Civil War reenactment camp, and guided tours of the ...

The Stark County Civil War Roundtable will meet at 7 ... Whitla, vice president and co-director of the Appomattox-Petersburg Preservation Society Inc., a Virginia-based nonprofit, will present ...

Wounded six times in battle during the American Civil War, Chamberlain had been in poor health for many years, still suffering with near-fatal wounds sustained at the siege of Petersburg in 1864.