During the Civil War a wealthy woman from Richmond, Virginia led a spy ring that provided a stream of Confederate information ...

Guy Ephrium Herrick (1871-1962 was the son of John Frank and Mary Clay Herrick, whose father was Cassius Marcellius Clay.

On Aug. 6, 1949, George Bannister, Richmond’s last Confederate veteran, died a little over a month after celebrating his ...

A day that focused on freedom more than defeat, on promise more than loss, on blessings more than sorrows, brought an estimated 5,000 people to Capitol Square on Saturday for the 150th anniversary of ...

The Battle of Richmond Association is preparing to host its annual Civil War reenactment on August 23 and 24, 2025, at Richmond Battlefield Park along Battlefield Memorial Highway. This event offers a ...

From the Revolution through present-day Civil Rights, the Richmond area tells history’s story. As a longtime history writer, I was thrilled to return to Richmond and dig deeper into that history. As a ...