Civil war soldiers fought for their lives way back in 1864 in Southwest Arkansas. Thanks to a nonprofit these hallowed battlefields may soon be turned into a historic walking venue for history buffs. The Nevada County Depot paid close to one million dollars for ownership of this historic 448 acre property. In 1864 the armies […]
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The National Museum of Civil War Medicine has been dropped from a Washington D.C. visitors guide because of its logo that includes the confederate battle flag. The museum stands by the logo, which depicts the union and confederate flags joined together by a caduceus symbol. But in the current racial and political climate where even
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Tours of Confederate Monuments in New Orleans may not be taking place for much longer. Recent events have caused residents of New Orleans to take a closer look at what the monuments stand for, why they were erected in the first place, and they may be taken down. Four monuments in total may be affected.
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Civil War Adventure Camp is a 16-hour overnight camp re-enactment experience. While this is a re-enactment of The Civil War, slavery is not mentioned and The Confederate flag is never flown. The main focus of the camp is military strategy and surviving the brutal serving conditions of serving during the 19th-century. Civil War Adventure Camp
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If you are planning a vacation to beautiful Milledgeville, Georgia you might notice something odd with one of the historic memorials. The Confederate Memorial has some noticeable damage to it and no it was not caused by vandalism. Authorities posted on Facebook the Memorial was damaged by a car accident. The driver claimed her brakes
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This blog post was about a event that was held at the History Center of Olmsted County. A reenactment of some civil war battles. The person writing the post was appalled at how people could think this was a means of glorifying war. At the end of the article stated that he/she hopes people will
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Blogger and historian Kevin Levin has added six new books to his Civil War Memory library. The new additions cover a wide variety of topics, including black Civil War regiments, escaped-slave refugee camps, infantry tactics, the state of race, law and public debt in Virginia, and biography. One entry, Joe Gould’s Teeth, is not exclusively
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The Chesterfield Historical Society and the Magnolia Grange House Museum hosted a special event about the role horses played during the American Civil War. The event called “Horses of Robert E. Lee”, is aimed at viewing the subject through the Civil War’s most famous rider, Confederate General Robert E. Lee. “Horses of Robert E. Lee”
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Blogger and historian Kevin Levin, a former high school history teacher, was recently dismayed to hear a retired Civil War historian suggest that Americans are becoming more ignorant of history compared to past generations. On the contrary, he argues that such a claim ignores history and historical context, such as racial and social disparities, access
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Two men descended from Civil War soldiers met completely by chance at the Battle of Richmond Visitors center. Larry Peterson, a descendant of a Confederate Colonel in the Civil War (Alfred Jefferson Vaughn Jr.), ran across John Landon, a descendant of the Ritchie family (who were part of the Union Army). Both men pointed out
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