The Hatfield & McCoy feud is the most famous of all American vendettas and is known to most everyone through a multitude of articles, books, films, songs, plays, and even cartoons that have been written on the subject.  The image of the bearded, barefoot hillbilly toting a rifle and a jug of moonshine has become ingrained in our national consciousness and has informed...

By the summer of 1863, the Civil War had raged for two years, with some of the heaviest fighting occurring in Virginia. To relieve the suffering in Virginia and 'bring the war' to the Union states, Confederate General Robert E. Lee launched an invasion of Pennsylvania. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia marched north through Maryland and crossed the Mason-Dixon Line...

On Thursday morning of our tour, we’ll depart from our base hotel in Fort Oglethorpe and begin to follow the two armies from the Tennessee River to the edge of what would become the Chickamauga battlefield. During this day, special attention will be focused upon the operational aspects of the campaign, including its logistical underpinnings.  We will assess in...

In 1862, within a few weeks after he drove away the Federals who had besieged Richmond, Robert E. Lee extended his theater of operations northward. Stonewall Jackson, the hero of the Shenandoah Valley but an enigmatic failure around Richmond, moved his half of the army into Orange County to counter the emerging new threat posed by John Pope...

Danbury Raid, Sybil Ludington, Tryon's Raid, Bearss, Hynes

It was the spring of 1777, and the Royal Governor of the Province of New York, Maj. Gen. William Tryon, was not a happy man. The British had been mauled and forced to flee Boston and Tryon’s predecessor, Gen. Thomas Gage, had been sent home in disgrace. British forces under the Howe brothers had defeated Gen. Washington in the Battle of Brooklyn but...

After a Thursday evening overview at our base hotel in Jackson, Tennessee, we will set out on Friday for Parker’s Cross Roads, where in December 31, 1862, after a successful raid on U. S. Grant’s supply lines, Forrest found his escape route blocked, but despite being hit in front and behind, managed to escape....

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  • The HATFIELDS vs the McCOYS - a One of a Kind History Tour!

    This tour will be a rare and special adventure. Led by Doug Estepp, the top authority on the subject, we will visit the sites of this compelling American family feud,...

  • Shenandoah Valley Conference & Tour and Hassler Award Presentation were UNFORGETTABLE!

    It started with a conference on June 7 at which the presenters were all superb: Sadie Jean Ritchie, Jerry Holsworth, Doug & Terri Batson, Steve French, Steve Ritchie and Scott...

  • "Great Cities of American History: Louisville" tour in July - information to be posted this week

    And it will have been well worth the wait! Tour leaders Valerie Smith and Richard McMurry have designed a rich and multi-textured tour adventure for July...