Trevilians was the largest cavalry battle of the Civil War. Arguments to the contrary have been advanced pointing to Brandy Station in Culpeper County, but Trevilians in Louisa County was ...

The Third Arkansas Cavalry was organized in October 1863 at Little Rock, becoming one of four Union cavalry regiments raised in Arkansas during the Civil War. Led by Col. Abraham Ryan, the Third ...

The American Civil War was a period of significant milestones in the history of military cavalry. Not only did America’s use of cavalry peak in the Civil War with more than 1 million cavalry troops ...

On a farm in Simpsonville, Kentucky, Jake Bryan starts each morning the same way his father, grandfather and great-grandfather before him.But the history of the Bryan family farm dates back more than ...

** When you buy products through the links on our site, we may earn a commission that supports NRA's mission to protect, preserve and defend the Second Amendment. ** While infantry muskets were ...

The African American Civil War Memorial Museum (AACWM) held its annual Reading of the Names on Nov. 11, honoring more than 200,000 United States Colored Troops. While the event marked a major moment ...

A private building adjacent to Historic Centreville Park is home to Fairfax County’s newest Civil War museum, operated by a local nonprofit that hopes to make Centreville a Civil War history ...

The City of Hickman, Kentucky dedicated an “In Memory Of” headstone to John Hughey, who served in the U.S. Army.

Ed Wilson’s grandfather Sam Wilson fought for the South during the Civil War so it seemed fitting last Friday that his 60-acre property just across from Randolph Elementary School should serve as the ...

Discover the legacy of Walter O. Hargrave, a Civil War veteran honored by the Ripon Historical Society, and explore his ...