The First Crusade, from 1096 – 1099, was a truly remarkable event. Tens of thousands of soldiers, pilgrims and churchmen…
On March 6, 1776, this poem was published in the Pennsylvania Gazette, as an advertisement to catch a young servant who had…
The most famous of the Confederate commerce raiders was the CSS Alabama, but it was far from the only one.…
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In the Battle of Chaffin's Farm/New Market Heights, Union troops spearheaded by the USCT attacked Confederate entrenchments held by the…
Civil War Reenactment of the Union assault on Fort Harrison. 150 years ago Grant and Lee were deadlocked in the…
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/did-marco-polo-discover-america-180952765/?no-ist
Ever wondered what it was like to be on a ship under attack from Kamikazes? WWII veteran Benjamin James is…
One of the ships from John Franklin's infamous lost expedition has been found! This 19th century expedition was one of…
Roads are crucial for the flow of commerce. Join us at Great Bridge Battlefield to see how roads were built…