"Lee's surrender to Grant at Appomattox Court House evokes a highly gratifying image in the popular mind-it was, many believe, a moment that transcended politics, a moment of healing, a moment of ...
Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! University of Virginia Center for Civil War History director Caroline Janney discussed travel following the end of the Battle of Appomattox ...
The Civil War’s final months were a desperate struggle as the Confederacy crumbled from within. Grant’s siege tightened around Petersburg while Sherman carved a brutal path through the Carolinas, ...
Pictured is the statue of Governor Reuben Fenton that stands outside the Fenton Museum, with the words of his proclamation engraved below him. Submitted photo April 9 marks the 160th anniversary of ...