Appomattox firefighters were busy putting out a vehicle fire Saturday afternoon. Just before 2 p.m., the Appomattox Volunteer ...

Lincoln was, as usual, astute. The abolitionist movement in the North was led by Christians convinced that God abhorred ...

He was present at Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Courthouse, and the design of this print comes from a sketch he made of the village. After the war, he settled in Boston, paintings seascapes and scenes ...

Thursday, April 9, marks the 150th anniversary of the Confederate surrender at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. In recognition of this historic event that symbolized the end of the Civil War, take a ...

Second, we went to Appomattox Court House, Va., where in 1865, Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered the remains of his Confederate army to Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending a civil war ...

New research is shedding light on a 40-acre military camp for Black soldiers that fanned out from the southeast corner of ...

What occurred a century ago this month in the courtroom of the Rhea County Courthouse refuses to be forgotten. The utterance of a name — Scopes — is a reminder of those two torrid weeks in ...

Petersburg National Battlefield is located in South-central Virginia. The park offers driving tours of the siege and bat ...

Heavy weekend rainfall caused significant flooding and road closures across central Virginia, particularly in Petersburg and Colonial Heights. Petersburg experienced numerous road closures and water ...

The days of Rickover -- and men like him -- are, sadly, all but over. We've become a lesser country because of it.

On June 14, 1775, the Continental Congress called for 10 companies of expert riflemen to be organized and sent to Boston to assist the militia facing ...

Storm damage knocked the power out for hundreds of homes and the lights are still out for portions of Darlington Heights, ...