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SWVA Museum hosts Civil War Bus Tour

The Southwest Virginia Museum is offering a June 15 tour of Virginia Civil War history in the ScotT and Lee County area.

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Civil War Trails brochure is first comprehensive guide to Va sites

For those seeking to engage with Virginian Civil War history more deeply, the Virginia Tourism Corporation and Civil War Trails Inc. have a new brochure that should scratch the itch,

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Minnesota has a Confederate symbol — and it is going to keep it

Minnesota has a Confederate symbol in its possession. It has long caused controversy. And Minnesota is not moving it.

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Has Virginia been asking Minnesota to return a blood-soaked, bullet-pierced flag for more than 100 years?

Yes. The 28th Virginia battle flag was captured by the Minnesota First Volunteer Regiment at the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863.

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May 9, 1868: The birth of Reno, the Biggest Little City

More than 1,000 people from Virginia City to San Francisco were here to bid on sagebrush-strewn town site lots.

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