This article details the events during the Civil War which pertained to the spy activities in southern Maryland. These spies worked for the Confederate army and even reported to Andrew Stonewall Jackson. They routinely crossed the Potomak river and the more inconspicuous they were, the better. These spies were eventually caught and are now buried
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During the American Civil War, Maryland was divided. Although the North stayed part of the Union, the South was filled with Confederate sympathisers and spies. When President Abraham Lincoln heard of Southern Maryland’s seedy reputation, he had it occupied by Union military for the duration of the war, but this did not do much to
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Daniel Behm, superintendent of Forest Hills Public Schools, argues against the Betsy Ross Flag. His decision was a result after several students, parents and community members who took issue with the flag that was displayed at a football game. The people were against the flag because it symbolizes hate and hostility and promotes exclusion. Behm
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Johnathan Romans finally gets arrested at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Richmond police had previously tried to locate Romans to serve his warrants for assault and disorderly conduct due to his attacks on Flaggers. He was arrested when Flaggers called the police on him when they same him arrive at the museum. The arrest
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The current controversy surrounding Colin Kaepernick’s refusal to stand for the national anthem is discussed in this opinion piece. The author feels that the professional quarterback equating the flag and national anthem with some problems in society takes the focus away from the larger good they represent at home and abroad. Our country is not
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The arrival of a Betsy Ross flag (the original 13 star flag) at a football game between Forest Hills Central High and Ottawa Hills High was criticized by school leaders for the exclusion and hate the flag now represents. A formal apology was given to those in attendance by school leaders who saw the action
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New Prairie High School has banned its students from flying the Confederate flag on campus. The school had received complaints form students and visitors about the presence of the confederate flag on school grounds. A group of students wanted to fly the Confederate flag because they see it as a symbol of southern pride, but
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The Civil War ended more than 150 years ago, but its history still speaks to people today, even on the beaches of Southern California. In 2016, Huntington Beach hosted a Civil War reenactment marking the 155th anniversary of the start of the war, giving local families a chance to see the history of the 1860s
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San Francisco school board member Matt Haney is proposing that several schools in the area change their names. He suggests that schools named after Washington, Jefferson and other early American icons should be renamed because of these individuals’ tie to the slave trade. He suggests that the schools be renamed after such people as San
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Belle Boyd was a teenage spy for the Confederate States of America in the 1800s. Union soldiers broke into her house thinking her family had a confederate flag inside. When a soldier used obscene language to her mother, Boyd shot and mortally wounded him so their house was put under guard. Boyd flirted with the
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