First Settlements & Decisive Battlegrounds Newport News Forts & Plantations Mountain History Shenandoah Valley Battlefield & Historic Houses Back to TopRevolutionary War Alexandria & Northern Heritage 1. Arlington National Cemetery In 1864 Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton designated Gen. Robert E. Lee...
The United States government intention to reserve permanent Indian lands west of the Missouri River gave way to the competition of settlers continuing to encroach on the Indian settlements. Fort Scott's most active days were between 1842 and 1853, although it was also used during the Civil War....
Most traditional Amish are members of the Old Order Amish Mennonite Church. In the early 21st century there were about 250,000 Amish living in more than 200 Old Order Amish settlements in the United States and Canada; the largest were located in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, Illinois, ...