CHARLES CITY — Descendants of a Vermont sheriff born at Shirley Plantation held their family reunion this year in Charles City County, where they participated in a remembrance ceremony for the North’s ...

To see Charles Hill Carter Jr. entertaining guests on the lawn at historic stately Shirley Plantation on the James River was to see a Tidewater gentleman extending gracious hospitality at home.

CHARLES CITY — The Autumn Pilgrimage House Tour, which allows visitors to see some of the most historic homes in America, takes place Saturday. The tour, which first began in 1954, includes six ...

When the Union Army departed Harrison’s Landing on Aug. 16, 1862, Shirley Plantation retained a valuable souvenir: a Federal Order of Safeguard signed by Gen. George McClellan on July 12.

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