The National Park Service launched the Discover Our Shared Heritage online travel itinerary for the Veterans Affairs National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. The itinerary was produced by the National Park Service’s Heritage Education Services and Federal Preservation Institute in partnership with the Department of Veterans Affairs Historic Preservation [...]

The American Civil War was one of the greatest conflicts in American history.
The war began on April 12, 1861, with the Battle of Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina. The conflict resulted from tensions between the North and the South, principally over the issues of slavery and its expansion, state’s rights, and regional economic competition. [...]