Vandals have been scratching graffiti into a 155-year-old cannon from the Civil War. Fort Lyon at the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park has displayed the cannon on a hillside where it likely would have stood during the Civil War, but due to the vandalism, park officials are moving it near the park headquarters and investing […]
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A detailed account of the adventures of Confederate officer Lt. Gen Jubal Early, and the Union response to his attack on Washington, during the Civil War. After attacking and failing to take Washington, Early withdrew under forced march for four days. The Union caught up to them and a fierce battle was waged. The Confederates
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A real life mystery is taking place in Fayetteville. A well know lawyer believes with all his heart he knows the whereabouts of a missing Civil War cannon. He claims to have talked to a construction worker that says his crew came across the cannon buried deep inside a well. Lawyer John Briggs III is
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Coffee is a beloved drink to people worldwide, including U.S. soldiers since it was added to their rations in 1832. It was held in such high esteem by soldiers of the Civil War, that it has a prominent place in art and literature of the time. Although the current coffee ration that remains in the
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Members of Sons of Confederate Veterans, as well as the United Daughters of the Confederacy gathered to remember their fallen decedents. They engaged in a variety of respectful ceremonies of remembrance, culminating in the ‘last drink’ ritual, in which they poured water on the graves. Fascinatingly many variations of that ritual exist in many different
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Stanford’s Battery of Illinois and the town Carpentersville joined forces to present a historical re-enactment of battles between Union and Confederate soldiers in Carpenter Park. In addition, re-enactors also performed living history demonstrations from 10-4 August 5 and 6. Civil War Reenactment brings history, education to Carpentersville Thanks for reading. Please share our posts with
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Many families in York County, Pennsylvania have old stories and legends from the confederate invasion during the Civil War as part of their history. But just how true are they? Author Scott Mingus has heard many of these tales and anecdotes about legendary confederate figures in York family lore over the years and has also
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Two paintings now on display at the Gettysburg National Military Park offer a vivid depiction of two unique perspectives of the Civil War. “The Armed Slave” depicts a slave reading a book with a cigar in hand and a bayonet-equipped musket close by, ready to spring to action in John Brown’s failed slave uprising of
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Civil War Union private Franklin Durrah’s hand-written letter paints a bleak picture of life on the front lines. However, just as interesting as the content of the letter is its reason for being. Durrah was one of many Civil War veterans who lost his right arm in battle. William Bourne, a chaplain at Central Park
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The VA flaggers, a group of individuals who fly the confederate flag throughout Virginia, have retrofitted a used weather station satellite vehicle. This enables them to raise a 10 x 15 confederate flag to the height of 70 feet. The group moves throughout the area raising the flag for people to see. New Weapon Added
