“I was originally interested in classic cars.” So says Fredric Minus of Trenton, N.J., as he portrays a first sergeant in the 6th Regiment Infantry of the USCT (United States Colored Troops) in a ...

As the war clubs “hung heavily overhead,” Powhatan considered his favorite daughter’s request. Finally, he commanded his warriors to halt the execution. Pocahontas had given Smith a very precious ...

JAMESTOWN (AP) -- Researchers say the ongoing dig at the historic James Fort has revealed a large and important footprint of a 17th century church. The lost 1608 church is where Pocahontas and John ...

When slaves were building the earthen walls of Fort Pocahontas in 1861, they uncovered artifacts from James Fort of 1607. A year or so ago as archaeologists were digging for evidence of James Fort, ...

Since the sensational 1994 discovery of James Fort, the first permanent English settlement in the New World, excavations have revealed palisade walls and numerous buildings, along with remarkable ...

Did you know Pocahontas got a fort named after her? Two centuries after the Powhatan princess became famous for saving John Smith’s life, Northern soldiers in the Civil War honored her by naming a ...

LITTLE ROCK — Since the sensational 1994 discovery of James Fort, the first permanent English settlement in the New World, excavations have revealed palisade walls and numerous buildings, along with ...

Fort Pocahontas will host its 11th annual re-enactment of the Action at Wilson's Wharf this weekend in Charles City County. The re-enactment, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, commemorates ...

Results from the 1998 Field Season 1999 viii + 42 pp. 28 figs., 5 tables, 2 appdx. Fort Pocahontas saw the first major victory of the U.S. Colored Troops in the Civil War in May 1864. Following the ...