When campus was a battleground, garrison

Archaeologists working in William & Mary University's Brafferton Yard continue to uncover evidence of a time a when the normally placid Virginia campus was a Civil War battleground. Crews have have uncovered, among other things, remains of ditches that marked palisades erected by Union troops in 1865 to defend their position against possible attacks by Confederates. • Article

Bullets found in William & Mary well

Archaeologists at the College of William and Mary have uncovered what's believed to be a Civil War-era well. Crews doing studies in advance of a utility project on the oldest part of the Williamsburg, Va., campus recently uncovered the well, lead bullets and other artifacts that date to the period when federal troops occupied school grounds. • Article