Kentucky was a border state during the Civil War and the site of many intense battles. As many as 40,000 Kentuckians served in the Confederacy and about 100,000 were in the Union Army, according ...

Over 700 Civil War-Era Gold Coins Found Buried on a Kentucky Farm “This is the most insane thing ever,” said the man who unearthed the coins in a cornfield, according to a video posted last month.

Maps. Blog. Closings and ... More than 160 years ago the sound of cannons and gunfire rang out across the valley outside Prestonsburg as the largest Civil War battle fought in Eastern Kentucky ...

Historian and battlefield guide Darryl Smith will present “The Battle of Perryville and The Kentucky Campaign” at the next regular meeting of the Civil War Round Table of the Mid-Ohio Valley ...

Missouri was a border state during the American Civil War, and Missourians fought on both sides of the war. Battles raged across every corner of the state. In Southeast Missouri, close to the ...

History Seekers. Civil War Treasures: Kentucky's Secrets Dug Up! Posted: March 27, 2025 | Last updated: March 27, 2025. Armed with our trusty metal detectors, we traverse the landscapes that once ...

Nicky Hughes, a veteran historian and innkeeper at the Sanford Duncan inn, described Kentucky’s involvement in the Civil War as “unique and tragic.” ...

After the October 1862 Battle of Perryville, Dr. N. A. Read, an administrator from the U. S. Sanitary Commission toured the general area. He was appalled with the scarcity of water, medicines ...

After the 2023 marching band poll received more than 1.1 million votes, we’ve decided to split this year’s poll into two — one for 1A, 2A and 3A marching bands, and one for 4A and 5A bands.

An unidentified man found a treasure trove of gold coins in a Kentucky cornfield. The coins, which were minted before or during the Civil War, could be worth more than $1 million.

SIMPSONVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Saturday will mark 160 years since more than 20 Black Civil War soldiers fighting for the Union were massacred in Simpsonville, Kentucky. A snow-covered stretch of ...

Kentucky was a border state during the Civil War and the site of many intense battles. As many as 40,000 Kentuckians served in the Confederacy and about 100,000 were in the Union Army, according ...