Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial
Got family documents related to the Civil War and Emancipation? Get them ready - - the Legacy Project starts its third year of traveling across the state in early March, scanning diaries, journals, drawings, pensions, and more. Archivists will visit Alexandria, Lexington, Chesapeake, Culpeper, Amherst, Warrenton and Abingdon - - and that's just in the first few weeks! Join us!

Civil War 150 Legacy Project schedule

February 19, 2012 - 9:50 am
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Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial
Got family documents related to the Civil War and Emancipation? Get them ready - - the Legacy Project starts traveling the state again in early March, scanning diaries, journals, drawings, pensions, and more. Archivists will visit Alexandria, Lexington, Chesapeake, Culpeper, Amherst, Warrenton and Abingdon - - and that's just in the first few weeks! Join us!

Civil War 150 Legacy Project: Document Digitization and Access begins its third year of document scanning across Virginia soon

February 19, 2012 - 9:34 am
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Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial
‎"The enemy of Civil War history is everything people think they know about the conflict" -- Southern historian, Ed Ayers

The Long Reach of Civil War History on Contemporary Issues
Duke Today
February 14, 2012 - 1:02 pm
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Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial
Just released! "Military Strategy in the American Civil War," edited by James I. Robertson, Jr., is now for sale! The book is from the 2011 Conference at Virginia Tech.

Order "Military Strategy in the American Civil War" Today!
Virginia Civil War 150
February 1, 2012 - 9:41 am
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Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial
Thursday and Friday are the last days to catch the HistoryMobile at the Virginia Capitol. Join us Thursday from 8-5 and Friday from 8-4.

Last Days to See the HistoryMobile at the Capitol!
Fredericksburg.com
January 26, 2012 - 10:16 am
RICHMOND—Civil War history, for a change, seems to be going over well with the diverse sample of humanity who pour through the former Confederate... Read More    

Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial
The Virginia Civil War 150 HistoryMobile is at the Virginia Capitol for the entire week of January 23-27. Now is the time to visit the traveling the museum that surprises its visitors.

Story of Civil War Traveling On Wheels
Fredericksburg.com
January 24, 2012 - 8:16 am
RICHMOND—Civil War history, for a change, seems to be going over well with the diverse sample of humanity who pour through the former Confederate... Read More    

Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial
In commemoration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the National Park Service is having a fee-free weekend from January 14-16. Now's the time to visit a Virginia battlefield!

U.S. National Park Service Free Entrance Days in the National Parks
National Park Service
January 12, 2012 - 2:59 pm
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Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial

Virginia's Civil War 150 Legacy Project unearths a treasure trove of American history
UK Daily Mail
December 28, 2011 - 11:45 am
For years, momentos like this gathered dust in attics and basements, but now states all over the country are calling on descendants to allow... Read More    

Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial
Brunsick County earns Virginia Sesquicentennial and Virginia Tourism Corporation grant for a new historic marker telling the story of the April 1864 raid of the courthouse.

Grant OK'd for Civil War Marker
VA NC News.com
December 22, 2011 - 10:06 am
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Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial
Have a Civil War holiday with suggested holiday Civil War sites from the Civil War Trust.

Trust suggests holiday heritage stops at Civil War sites in Va., W.Va., beyond
Washington Post
December 12, 2011 - 8:56 am
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Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial
Rare copy of the 13th Amendment that ended slavery, signed by President Abraham Lincoln and lawmakers who voted for it, is restored.

13th Amendment copy restored
Richmond Times-Dispatch
December 8, 2011 - 10:51 am
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Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial

Governor McDonnell Announces Civil War Battlefield Preservation Grants

December 3, 2011 - 8:27 am
Gov. McDonnell announces preservation of 530 acres of key battlefield ground in Virginia, in recognition of the first year of the Civil War... Read More    

Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial
Registration for our 2012 Signature Conference closed yesterday, but you can still put your name on our waiting list. You will be notified by March 1, 2012, if space becomes available.

Wait list available for 2012 Signature Conference
Virginia Civil War 150
December 1, 2011 - 9:26 am
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Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial

50 Seats Remain for 2012 Signature Conference!
Virginia Civil War 150
November 28, 2011 - 8:50 am
About 50 seats remain for our 2012 Conference at VMI. "Leadership and Generalship in the Civil War" will be on March 22, 2012. Plan ahead and... Read More    

Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial
Our 2012 Conference, "Leadership and Generalship in the Civil War," on March 22, at VMI is almost halfway full. Register as soon as possible to reserve your spot.

Registration for 2012 Signature Conference Almost Halfway Full!

November 16, 2011 - 8:46 am
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Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial
Register for our 2012 Signature Conference, "Leadership and Generalship in the Civil War," on March, 22 at VMI today! Seating is limited to 500, so plan to register early!

Registration for 2012 Signature Conference Now Open
Virginia Civil War
November 15, 2011 - 11:28 am
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Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial
Our 2012 Signature Conference will be at the Virginia Military Institute, and will discuss "Leadership and Generalship in the Civil War." Space is limited, so be sure to register tomorrow!

Registration for 2012 Signature Conference Opens Tomorrow

November 14, 2011 - 1:15 pm
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Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial
Ever drive by a site in Virginia and wonder what that historical highway marker said? The Virginia Civil War Campaigns Historical Marker Guide holds all Civil War related markers in Virginia online:

Virginia Civil War Campaigns Historical Marker Guide
MarkerHistory.com
November 8, 2011 - 9:46 am
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Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial
Our Statewide Calendar of Events is now available on your phone and other mobile devices. Download the free Virginia Civil War 150 Calendar of Events for iPhone today!

Free Virginia Civil War 150 Calendar of Events iPhone App

October 25, 2011 - 1:08 pm
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Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial
The HistoryMobile will be at the sesquicentennial reenactment of Ball's Bluff this weekend. For more about the event, follow the link:

Morven Park - Ball’s Bluff Reenactment and Encampment
Along the Potomac: The 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Ball's Bluff
October 21, 2011 - 12:14 pm
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Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial
Tourism revenue in VA is up almost 7%. Thanks to all of those who chose to visit Virginia, and to the great efforts of museums and historic sites!

Virginia tourism revenue up 6.7 percent over 2009
Virginia Business
October 20, 2011 - 1:30 pm
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Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial
The Washington Monument wasn't the only historic structure to be damaged by August's earthquake. Sections of the Arlington House, home of Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee, are closed from the damage as well.

Arlington House damaged by August's earthquake: Partially closed to visitors
Examiner.com
October 18, 2011 - 8:19 am
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Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial

Free Entrance Days in the National Parks
National Park Service
October 17, 2011 - 4:03 pm
Mark your calendars for fee free days at the National Park Service in 2011-2012. Plan to visit Virginia battlefields like Manassas and... Read More    

Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial
The Civil War 150 Legacy Project is coming to the Pittsylvania Historical Society on Saturday, October 15. If you're in the area, make an appointment to get your family's Civil War-era documents scanned:

The Civil War 150 Legacy Project comes to Pittsylvania
WPCVA.com
October 12, 2011 - 10:18 am
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Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial

Taking a Fall drive? Download a map of Civil War sites located along Scenic Byways in Virginia
Virginia Department of Transportation
October 8, 2011 - 2:55 pm
VDOT has partnered with the Civil War Trails program, Virginia Tourism Corporation, and the Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War... Read More    

Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial
Efforts to bring African American history during the Civil War to light are ripe during the sesquicentennial.

Michael Paul Williams: African-Americans' role in Civil War no longer being ignored
Richmond Times-Dispatch
October 7, 2011 - 10:24 am
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Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial
Visitors and fifth-graders respond to the HistoryMobile in Scott County.

Civil War HistoryMobile in Scott County
WCYB.com
October 6, 2011 - 8:42 am
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Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial
If the Virginia Civil War 150 HistoryMobile hasn't made it to your town yet, you can watch videos and interactives that are featured in the exhibits on YouTube.

The HistoryMobile on YouTube

October 4, 2011 - 8:46 am
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Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial
The New Market-based Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation on Saturday afternoon announced a $1.5 million, three-year project to restore part of the Third Winchester battlefield to the way it looked during the Civil War, and add interpretive trails and signage in time for the battle's 150th anniversary.

Foundation plans 3-year project for battlefield
Winchester Star
September 27, 2011 - 8:18 am
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Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial
Kick off Henrico County's Civil War commemoration this weekend with lectures, encampments, tours, and exhibits. For more information:

Kick Off Henrico’s Civil War Commemoration
www.henrico400.thcom
September 22, 2011 - 2:22 pm
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Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial
This Saturday is Museum Day! Sign up for free tickets online to many Civil War-related museums across Virginia on 9/24.

Saturday, September 24, is Museum Day!
Smithsonian Institute
September 21, 2011 - 4:20 pm
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Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial
Doris Kearns Goodwin will speak at Roanoke College on Wednesday the 21st at 7:30 PM. This is the first of four talks to mark the sesquicentennial at Roanoke College.

Prize-winning author to visit Roanoke College, speak on Civil War
Roanoke Times
September 19, 2011 - 11:51 am
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Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial
Virginia was the largest slave-owning state until the end of the Civil War, and now Virginians can search for their enslaved ancestors with an online database by the Virginia Historical Society.

New Database Allows People to Search for Slave Ancestors
RVAnews
September 14, 2011 - 8:33 am
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Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial
With the sesquicentennial, more people are visiting Civil War battlefields. Here are some reminders on how to explore history without harming the land:

All Must Preserve Our Civil War Battlefields
Nashua Telegraph
September 13, 2011 - 8:37 am
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Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial
The Emmy-nominated "Virginia in the Civil War: A Sesquicentennial Remembrance," developed by Dr. James I. Robertson, Jr. for use in the classroom, is now available on YouTube.

Sesquicentennial DVD on YouTube

September 8, 2011 - 1:03 pm
Created by the Center for Civil War Studies at Virginia Tech in partnership with the Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission... Read More    

Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial
The Museum of the Confederacy is constructing a second museum at Appomattox. Check out their construction timeline in images:

Museum of the Confederacy Appomattox Construction Timeline
The Museum of the Confederacy
September 7, 2011 - 3:15 pm
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Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial
In Hampton Roads, the USS Monitor's turret is still being conserved by the Mariners' Museum. You can watch a video of the process here:

Conservation of the USS Monitor's turret opens window on Civil War history
WDBJ7
September 6, 2011 - 1:06 pm
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Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial
The VHS recently created an online version of the award-winning exhibition, "An American Turning Point: The Civil War in Virginia."

VHS exhibit "An American Turning Point" goes online
Virginia Historical Society
September 2, 2011 - 8:36am
The online exhibition, which can be viewed for free on the society's website, features more than eighty images of interesting Civil War items. It... Read More    

Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial
The HistoryMobile will visit the Highland County Fair from Thursday, September 1, until Saturday, September 3.

HistoryMobile at Highland County
WVMR - Allegheny Mountain Radio
August 31, 2011 - 8:09am
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Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial
The Organization of American Historians is joining in on the 150 commemoration with programs like "From the OAH Archives," highlighting our evolving perceptions of the Civil War.

The Civil War at 150
Organization of American Historians
August 30, 2011 - 8:11am
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Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial
On Saturday, September 24, Wilderness Road State Park will host a tri-state Civil War sesquicentennial event with Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia. Look for our Civil War 150 Legacy Project there!

Wilderness Road Hosting Tri-State Civil War Event
Virginia State Parks
August 29, 2011 - 9:22am
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Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial
The HistoryMobile makes its way to Caroline County and teams up with the Caroline Museum and Cultural Center to present a more inclusive approach to Civil War history.

Fascinating, and Interactive, New Exhibits Open at the Caroline Museum and Cultural Center
Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star
August 26, 2011 - 6:03pm
Stunning new Civil War exhibits in Bowling Green open at the Caroline Museum and Cultural Center and at a rolling, touring state museum making a... Read More    

Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial
Ask a park ranger for a Civil War sesquicentennial commemorative trading card next time you visit a national battlefield.

Civil War 150th Trading Cards
National Park Service
August 26, 2011 - 8:43am
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Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial
Without forgetting its Confederate past, Richmond, Virginia, widens its understanding of Civil War history.

Richmond Re-examines its Confederate Past
Voice of America
August 25, 2011 - 9:25am
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Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial
Join the Civil War 150 Legacy Project at the Culpeper County Library to scan your family's Civil War era documents this Friday, August 27

Civil War 150 Legacy Project in Culpeper this weekend
virginiacivilwar.org
August 24, 2011 - 7:16pm
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Preserving History: Culpeper's African American Freedom Fighters
StarExponent.com
August 22, 2011 - 3:00pm
‎109 Virginians born enslaved in Culpeper enlisted in the Union Army, finding themselves far from... Read More    

Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial
Watch a sneak peak of the new visitor center at the American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar in Richmond:

Gateway to the Civil War
www2.timesdispatch.com
August 21, 2011 - 5:35pm
RICHMOND, Va. -- Get a sneak peek inside the new vistor center at the American Civil War Center at Historic... Read More    

Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial
The history of Fort Monroe stretches much further back than the Civil War. But how far into the future will it last?

The Future of ‘Freedom’s Fortress’
opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com
August 21, 2011 - 5:34pm
Slavery received its deathblow at Fort Monroe in 1861. Now President Obama is deciding whether to give the site a new life as a national... Read More    

Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial
‎"America on the Eve of the Civil War" will soon be published in paperback. The book contains the full proceedings of our 2009 Signature Conference, chaired by Edward L. Ayers and featuring speakers that include David Blight, Gary Gallagher, Joan Waugh, Christy Coleman, Lauranett Lee, Charles Dew, Walter Johnson, and more.

America on the Eve of the Civil War
America on the Eve of the Civil War
August 21, 2011 - 5:33pm
Little happened in 1859 that would have told Americans that they were living on the precipice of a continent-wide war and the end of the most... Read More    

Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial
This year's AASLH conference in Richmond features a town hall at the Virginia State Capitol open to the public. Our 2010 Conference presenter Spencer Crew will lead "How Does Commemoration Impact American Memory?" Be there on September 14 at 1:30!

What Does Commemoration Mean to You?
campaign.r20.constantcontact.com
August 21, 2011 - 5:32pm
This interactive session, moderated by Dr. Spencer Crew, will be a rich conversation about the significance of remembering and forgetting, the... Read More    

Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial
Price William County receives grant for new historic markers to mark the Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Scenic Byway corridor. These will draw attention to lesser known Civil War sites in the area.

Feds grant $1.3 million for Civil War signs
www2.insidenova.com
August 21, 2011 - 5:31pm
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. -- Rep. Gerald E. “Gerry” Con­nolly, D-11th, recently got the U.S. Department of Transpor­tation to give up a $1.3... Read More