GETTYSBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters Life!) - Plans to build a casino on the edge of America's most famous Civil War battlefield have sparked a modern-day battle that resonates beyond southern Pennsylvania. Opponents of the proposed Mason-Dixon Resort & Casino told a public hearing on Tuesday that the 70,000-square-foot resort with 50 gaming tables and 600 slot machines would violate a treasured ...

The town where the Civil War's tide-turning battle was waged is fighting dissension in its own ranks over a casino that would rise near its historic battlefield. This is the second time in five years that Gettysburg, Pa., has fought over a casino. This time it's ...

A proposal to build a new casino near the Gettysburg battlefield has picked up support from a historic preservation association that aims to protect the battlefield from development. Last week, the Gettysburg Battlefield Preservation Association announced its support for the proposal to turn an existing conference center into a ...

RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters Life!) - The history of the United States and the Civil War that nearly severed it are on display in Richmond's historic district. Robert E. Lee accepted the leadership of the Confederate Army of Virginia in the grand state house of Thomas Jefferson, the third U.S. president, while the American Civil War Center sits on the ...

The headstone of a former slave and Union soldier no longer identifies him as a member of the Confederate army, after his family failed to notice the error for years. More than 100 of Samuel Brown Sr.'s surviving descendants and Civil War buffs in period dress gathered ...

LONDON (Reuters) - A new exhibition at Tate Modern in London takes a sneak peek through the camera lens at everything from young couples embracing in a park to execution, to ordinary passers-by walking down New York streets. "Exposed: Voyeurism, Surveillance and the Camera," which runs until October 3, is an at times unsettling examination of the power of the hidden ...

Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell issued a controversial proclamation earlier this month declaring April ÒConfederate History Month,Ó which immediately sparked justified outrage.The proclamation called on Virginians to Òunderstand the sacrifices of the Confederate leaders, soldiers and citizens during the period of the Civil War.Ó It did not ...

A Southwestern desert peak where cavalry clashed nearly 150 years ago has joined an annual list of the nation's most endangered Civil War battlefields because state budget cuts are set to close the park that marks the site. Picacho Peak in Arizona, the Western ...

The National Archives is opening Washington's commemoration of the sesquicentennial of the Civil War by displaying seldom-seen documents and little known stories from its vaults. Filmmaker Ken Burns helped open the most extensive Civil War exhibit the archives has assembled at a preview Tuesday ...

Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour drew criticism for proclaiming April as Confederate Heritage Month without mentioning slavery, the second governor this month to come under fire for the omission. Rep. Robert Johnson, D-Natchez, who is black, said Monday that people need to learn about the "abhorrent, violent, depraved ...