Compared to the scope of other violent, drawn-out clashes during the Civil War, the Battle of Fort Myers 150 years ago this month was a minor, half-day skirmish. But the encounter was one more win for ...

NORFOLK, Va. — I recently visited Fort Norfolk and got the tour from Steven Forrest, a Fort Norfolk Historian with the Norfolk Historical Society. "Fort Norfolk is one of the most unique forts in the ...

Joseph Yarbrough, president of the Fort Pike Foundation, checks an earthen berm at Fort Pike, which was completely submerged in floodwater after Hurricane Katrina. "The history here is just phenomenal ...

FORT GAINES, Alabama — As the first light of dawn streaks the sky, a fleet of ships steams slowly toward the coast of Alabama. It is Aug. 5, 1864, and the 18 Union ships led by Rear Adm. David Glasgow ...

In Pierce County, a quartet of historic buildings from one of the oldest outposts of the U.S. Army in what’s now the Evergreen State still stands on a small piece of public land near Lakewood. On the ...

The longest and largest annual Canadian battle reenactment is taking place right on our doorstep this weekend. The Annual Siege of Old Fort Erie Reenactment features countless reenactors who come ...

Fort Ligonier Days pays tribute to the 18th century British outpost that lent its name to the modern town of Ligonier. But, full appreciation of the festival’s origin doesn’t appear to be widespread ...