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Published: 5/28/25
Three Days in New Bern
New Bern is home to a rich history, incredible restaurants, and family-friendly events. We sketch out an itinerary for a 3-day visit.
Published: 5/28/25
No Ordinary Birthday
A look at “Our Enduring Legacy: The Campaign to Preserve, Educate, and Inspire,” a new initiative by the American Battlefield Trust.
Published: 3/24/25
A Tragic History
The author visits a cemetery for massacre victims in a lonely Carolina valley.
Published: 3/18/25
Making Progress in Tennessee
How support from the Tennessee Sites Preservation Fund is crucial to preserving Civil War sites in the Volunteer State.
Published: 1/2/25
A Big Tech Threat
Charting the latest developments in the fight against the establishment of a data center complex next to the Second Manassas Battlefield.
Published: 12/2/24
Discovering Munfordville
Writer John Banks reflects on the Battle of Munfordville, Kentucky, during a visit to the site of the September 1862 fight.
Published: 10/2/24
A Gettysburg Transformation Continues
The latest updates in preservationists' efforts to reclaim the Gettysburg Country Club property on the Gettysburg Battlefield.
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Published: 10/2/24
Profile of a Civil War Traveler
View the results of the Monitor's special reader Civil War travel survey.
Published: 9/16/24
Decatur, Alabama: A Battlefield of the Imagination
By 9 a.m., Mother Nature has already dialed her setting to “Blast Furnace” outside the 1905 train depot in Decatur, launching pad for our visit to this northern Alabama town...
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Published: 8/2/24
Three Days in Richmond
A Richmond local maps out a suggested 3-day trip to the historic city.
Published: 8/2/24
Schooling Kids in Wartime History
A look at the American Battlefield Trust's History Field Trip Grant Program.
Published: 5/20/24
Remembering a Pennsylvanian Who Fell at the Battle of Wauhatchie
Discover the story of Lieutenant Edward Ratchford Geary at the Civil War's Battle of Wauhatchie in southeast Tennessee.
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Published: 3/18/24
Three Days in Gettysburg
Looking to visit Gettysburg? We had a local resident map out the ideal 3-day trip.
Published: 3/18/24
Fighting Again for Virginia’s Historic Resources
The fight against the establishment of a massive data center complex on the primeter of the Second Manassas Battlefield.
Published: 9/18/20
Interview: Historical Tours in the Time of COVID-19
An interview with Richard Blackmon, director of Historic America Tours, about the challenges of conducting historical tours in the time of Covid-19.
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