More Civil War battles were fought in Virginia than any other state. From Appomattox to Yorktown, Virginians had a front row seat to the suffering and sacrifice that took place over four bloody years. Well over one hundred battles, 123 principal battles, were fought on Virginia soil. The Civil War reached every corner of the state. Virginia’s Civil War 150 HistoryMobile, a museum on wheels, offers the public an opportunity

May 18, 1863: Siege of Vicksburg Begins One of the great campaigns of military history came to an end as Grant’s triumphant Federal army moved across the Big Black River, took Haynes’ Bluff, and began to invest Vicksburg.  Confederate Johnston orders Pemberton to evacuate the city, but he decided to stay.  The siege has begun. Major fighting elsewhere at Hog Island, Bates County, Mo., and near Cheneyville, La.  Skirmishes broke

Many area houses were taken over by both militaries during the Civil War for use as hospitals. See what a hospital would have looked like around Oakley Plantation during June 1863 assaults at Port Hudson. Included are ranger led talks on Civil War Medicine and surgery. All Day Event: Yes Start Date and Time: June 22nd, 2013 10AM End Date and Time: June 22nd, 2013 4 PM Venue Description Location

This novel takes place in the early summer of 2011. The main character is Ella Morgan a 43 year old divorced history teacher living in Indiana, She receives a letter from a law firm in Tennessee telling her that she is the executor to the estate of someone she has never heard of and that she needs to be at the reading of the will. Checking with an uncle, she