Jul. 8—The City of Richmond has received American Civil War artifacts on loan to the Battle of Richmond Association from Madison County native Charles Searcy "Charlie" Wagers. This collection began ...

Richmond before the Civil War was important - symbolically for its Revolutionary history, politically as Virginia's capital, materially as a manufacturing center and wrenchingly for its slave market.

The echoes of history will once again resonate through the fields of Richmond as the annual Battle of Richmond Civil War Reenactment takes place this weekend. The event, held at the Richmond ...

Aug. 20—The 2021 Battle of Richmond Civil War Reenactment, scheduled for Aug. 27 and Aug. 28, has been canceled. Sharon Graves, president of the Madison County Historical Society, explained the Battle ...

“Unshackling Richmond” (News & Features, May 6) failed to mention key facts about how the Richmond region is marketed as a historical tourism destination. As the official destination-marketing ...

Nov. 17—The Battle of Richmond Civil War battlefield (located at 101 Battlefield Memorial Highway) will officially begin its annual Project Warm Feet initiative on Tuesday, Nov. 29. From Nov. 29 to ...

The past, present and future of Civil War monuments will be the focus for the 2017 Symposium organized by The American Civil War Museum on Feb. 25 at the Library of Virginia. Scholarly presentations ...

One of the most remarkable women in Richmond history was born on April 18, 1822. The Wayne County Soldier’s Registry for the Civil War lists over 3,500 men. In that book is one woman who “earned an ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC ) — Several Civil War-era structures have been discovered under a construction site in downtown Richmond. In 2021, city leaders announced that the CoStar Group Inc. was expanding ...

Historian and author Robert M. “Bert” Dunkerly of Richmond, Va., will present an online program on “Civil War Railroads” 6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 19, for the Inland Empire Civil War Round Table. The ...