The Battle of Ox Hill

General Reno's Probe East of Ox Road

While General Stevens’ division attacked the Confederates on this side of Ox Road, part of General Jesse Reno’s division entered the woods east of the road to protect Stevens’ flank and probe the ...

Fort Harrison

Richmond-Petersburg Campaign

(left panel)

Fort Harrison

Visiting Richmond National Battlefield Park

The concentration of Civil War resources found in the Richmond area is unparalleled. The National Park Service manages 13 sites, giving visitors an opportunity to examine the battlefield landscapes, to hear the stories ...

Parish Church of St. Lawrence (Former)

The prominence of Harrisburg's State Street, between the Capitol and the Susquehanna River, is enhanced by the presence of two Roman Catholic edifices. While the Cathedral of St. Patrick, closer to the Capitol, helps to capture the grandeur of the ...

The Great Falls Line

The Bluemont Branch of the Washington & Old Dominion was not the railroad’s only line. The Great Falls & Old Dominion Railroad arose in 1906 from the vision of two prominent men. Sen. Stephen B. Elkins of West Virginia had ...

The Battle of Ox Hill

Kearny's Stump and the Monument Lot

The history of this small granite monument, marked simply “Kearny’s Stump,” is a mystery. According to tradition, a tree stood here at the time of the Ox Hill battle that subsequently became known as ...

Battle of Cedar Creek

The Battle of Cedar Creek

19 October 1864 (a.m.)

Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan’s Union forces established themselves on both sides of the Valley Pike, north of Cedar Creek, centered on Belle Grove.

Confederate Lt. Gen. Jubal A. Early decided to send from below ...

Killian Road Baptist Church Cemetery Confederate Soldiers Monume

A partial list of soldiers enlisted from this community 1861 ~ 1865 Confederate States of America

Wess Abbott; W. B. Cooper; Wess Cooper; Elihu Davis; Thos. Dent; Robt. Fann; R.W. Fann; Henry Faust; Chas. Grimsley; Ervin Grimsley; Albert Hammond; Pat Hammond; ...

First Mass in Omaha

This plaque commemorates

the First Holy Sacrifice

of the Mass celebrated in

Omaha Nebraska - May 14, 1855

by

Father William Emonds

Erected May 1959

Marker is at the intersection of Dodge Street (U.S. 6) and 19th Street, on the left when traveling west on Dodge Street. ...

The Battle of Ox Hill

Kearny and Stevens Monuments

In July 1915, John and Mary Ballard deeded a 50x100-foot lot on their farm to six trustees, three from Virginia and three from New Jersey, General Kearny’s home state. The small lot was reserved for monuments ...

Finding Your Way

Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor

Arches were a common site across the Lincoln Highway route. A Gateway Arch, now removed, spanned Lincoln Way East. The wooden arch greeted travelers as they passed through downtown. It was at this very intersection (Lincoln Highway ...