Today is the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Chickamauga, the greatest Confederate victory in the west, during the Civil…
This past week "Colonel" Bill Henderson, World War II Marine veteran, passed away. He was interviewed for the documentary, League of…
This Sharps rifle, one of two on display in the Smithsonian History Museum in Washington, DC, was carried by John…
Jackson's map. Photo Credit. One of the greatest artifacts from the Battle of Chancellorsville is this rough map of the…
The most famous fighting from the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863 occurred in the climax of the battle, what is…
Swords and pistols on the walls of the governor's palace in Williamsburg, VA. They showed the power and might of…
Reconstruction of the palace of the royal governor in Wiliamsburg, Virginia. During colonial times it was the seat of royal…
The water front of Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent English speaking settlement in the New World, is dominated by a…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Cme-n7wV3s The American Civil War was a pivotal point in the history of our nation, yet many people do not…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zv477V6tKew The National Archives had recently put up a website with the papers of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams,…
Captain Robert Scott took a gramophone on his expedition to the south pole. Here is one of the dogs, named…
New video on the little known Stephen's Battery, one of the first attempts in America to build an Ironclad.