One of the stranger legends surrounding the controversial Confederate general Stonewall Jackson is the fact that Jackson's ...
"Waterloo" was his second release and the biggest record of his career. It was written by John D. Loudermilk and Marijohn ...
It’s John Greenleaf Whittier’s poem “Barbara Fritchie,” an American classic. For many decades, schoolchildren memorized and ...
The delay in the Union crossing allowed Lee to gather his forces in and around Fredericksburg. With Gen. ‘Stonewall,’ Jackson and his division dug into defensive earthworks from Prospect Hill to ...
A poignant phrase will likely echo Wednesday at the World Trade Center when 9/11 victims relatives remember loved ones lost ...
Thornton G. Wyndham, 98 years old, who died at his home here this week, after a brief illness, was for many years a staunch ...
Lynchburg Parks & Recreation put out a call to artists interested in creating a mural for a shed at Riverside Park that ...
The poem was a smash hit when it debuted in 1863, making Barbara Fritchie a household name in the North and going on to ...
While Gov. Glenn Youngkin can deflect focus onto local officials who have little to do with the problem, he has been silent ...
The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia ...
You can also learn about the 1862 Battle of Harpers Ferry, which saw Confederate General "Stonewall" Jackson lead a successful attack against the Union garrison there. This was the largest defeat of ...
The Harris-Walz campaign’s Reproductive Freedom National Bus tour rolled into Richmond Friday to stress Vice President Kamala ...