A special presentation titled “The Boys of Camp Calhoun,” exploring the history of a Union Civil War encampment in the Green River Valley, is coming to the Owensboro Museum of Science and History at 6 ...
Natural scenery and cultural history abound at national parks in Arkansas. From colonial outposts and Civil War battlefi ...
The Gloucester Museum of History recently announced the launch of a new self-guided driving tour exploring the events, people ...
This year, Atlanta History Center is celebrating its centennial — and America’s 250th birthday — with an ambitious slate of ...
If you find yourself in Alabama sometime soon, make sure you head to Dauphin Island so you can take in the history and soak ...
The new park interpreter at Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park grew up in a very small town in New York, so moving to ...
Two Civil War battles occurred at Lafayette’s Pinhook Bridge in 1863, with Confederate forces burning the bridge twice to slow Union advances The Battle of Vermilion Bayou on April 17, 1863 saw ...
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This image shows a cyclorama building from 1894 (though it is not the cyclorama that was in Fort Worth). Courtesy Richard Selcer Cycloramas were a form of three-dimensional art hugely popular in the ...
Around 620,000 men died during the Civil War — roughly two percent of the United States' population at the time. After the battle of Cold Harbor in the spring of 1864, Ulysses S. Grant was called a ...
“I never expect to be fully believed,” one Union veteran remarked at the end of the Civil War, “when I tell of the horrors of Spotsylvania.” Indeed, the Battle of Spotsylvania was one of the most ...
The Louisiana state historic marker near the Pinhook Bridge says two battles took place there in 1863: "Bayou Vermilion," it says. "Battle of Pinhook Bridge April 17, 1863. Battle of Bayou Vermilion ...