Beauvoir Will Reopen With Celebration On Davis’ June 3 Birthday
By Kathryn Jorgensen
BILOXI, Miss. – “If he came back to visit today it would look the same as when he left,” declares Rick Forte Sr. about Beauvoir, the home where Confederate President Jefferson Davis lived the last 12 years of his life.

The Lincoln Museum In Fort Wayne To Close And Give Away Collection
By Kathryn Jorgensen
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Lincoln Financial Foundation will determine how to donate its extensive Lincoln Museum collection by the end of the year. In the meantime, the Fort Wayne museum will close on June 30.

Court Orders Permit For Houses On Shepardstown Battlefield
By Deborah Fitts
SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — A long-running effort by a local group to save the Shepherdstown battlefield received a major setback in late April, when the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals overturned earlier decisions and gave a developer the go-ahead to build 152 homes at the heart of the battlefield.

Both Gettysburg Event Sponsors Will Give Campers Additional Days On Site
By Julio C. Zangroniz
GETTYSBURG, Pa. — For the first time, promoters of two different events have coordinated in order to help participants control the cost of their hobby.

Gettysburg Foundation Buys The 80-Acre Spangler Farm 
By Deborah Fitts
GETTYSBURG, Pa. — One of “the more pristine historic properties” associated with the battle of Gettysburg has been purchased by the Gettysburg Foundation for $1.9 million

Adams County Land Conservancy To Host Stuart Ride
By Deborah Fitts
HANOVER, Pa. — On July 3 mounted troopers will reenact the famous ride of Confederate cavalier Jeb Stuart to Hanover 145 years ago, this time as a benefit for the Land Conservancy of Adams County.

New Group Promotes Attention For Lee’s Retreat Monterey Pass Battle
By Deborah Fitts
MONTEREY, Pa. — A clash of arms in the mountains during Lee’s retreat from Gettysburg is the focus of a new group that is seeking to draw attention to the little-known battles associated with Monterey Pass.