The Williamsburg Battlefield Association has come together in an effort to tell forgotten stories of the citizens, soldiers and enslaved of the Civil War in Williamsburg. Jonathon Gruenke/staff file ...

The most famous battle of the Civil War took place just outside of Gettysburg. Morning Edition stopped by the historic site to hear about the cautionary tale as the election cycle nears its end.

The 8th Illinois Cavalry Regiment engaged in the first action of the Battle of Gettysburg, defending Union positions and ...

The Prince William Board of County Supervisors last night approved plans for a mixed-use development on the site of a Civil War battle. The project had won the support of a major preservation ...

It's aimed at educating people about the decisive 1862 battle."In many ways the Civil War was a defining moment for this country but very few people know much about this campaign," said Jim ...

In 2015 Anheuser-Busch donated land along Interstate 64 in York County — part of the battlefield — to the American Battlefield Trust, a Fredericksburg-based organization established in 1987 to ...

Cannons used during the Civil War sit atop a hill at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 17. Image: Obed Manuel/NPR/ A Civil War battlefield gives perspective on our modern divide ...