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Photograph of a chaplain preaching to soldiers in a camp

Civil War | Article

Confederate Chaplains in the Civil War

Though many clergymen from the slave states sought to avoid political themes in their sermons during the secession crisis, the overwhelming majority...

Civil War | Article

Reverend Beverly Tucker Lacy

With an eye to proper military administration, General Stonewall Jackson sought to have an official Chaplin General appointed for his Corps. A...

Civil War | Saved Land

Saved: 48 Acres at Stones River

We declare a preservation victory at the very heart of the Stones River Battlefield, as the American Battlefield Trust has miraculously preserved 48...

Obelisk with stone benches surrounded by woodland.

Historic Site

Medal of Honor Grove

The Medal of Honor Grove commemorates those that received the United States’ highest military decoration for acts of valor in combat. This grove, with...

News

Commemorate Veterans Day at Seven Exciting Historic Sites and Tourist Destinations

(Washington, D.C.) — For more than two centuries, the men and women of America’s armed forces have served with distinction and valor. Following World...

Rev War | Primary Source

Washington's General Orders

In the following General Orders, George Washington announces the Declaration of Independence to the Continental Army in New York.

Civil War | Biography

John Chivington

In 1861, John Chivington, an ordained minister, was offered the position of chaplain by Colorado territorial governor William Gilpin, but denied it...

Sketch of an eagle spreading its wings with a banner in its mouth

Civil War | Primary Source

The Aftermath of the Carnage at Fort Fisher

Chaplain Henry M. Turner of the 1st USCT describes the aftermath of the carnage at fort fisher

Civil War | Article

Sailors Lend a Hand

U.S. Navy Troops help clean up the Site of the Battle of Totopotomoy Creek at Richmond National Battlefield, restoring the history of this hallowed...

Article

Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Preservation

The first Revolutionary War preservation efforts began before the war even ended. Congress authorized a monument commemorating the victory at Yorktown...

Article

Stephan Hopkins

Explore the life of Stephen Hopkins, who traveled on the Mayflower to Plymouth in the New World and served as the principal person to engage with the...