There is a proposed bill in Georgia that will allow the locals to decide the fate of Confederate monuments. People feel that local governments should make the call on whether or not they should keep the monuments up. The monuments are currently protected. They have been subject of a fierce national debate. Locals could decide fate […]
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There are 5 things that you need to know about the Battle of Franklin. There was a five hour battle in Franklin that took place many years ago at the Civil War. 153 years ago was when this took place. Thousands of people fell as a result of the carnage. There were more than 60,000
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A biographer has called him the “Tejano Tiger.” His name is Col. Santos Benavides. He was the highest-ranking Hispanic in the Confederacy. Over 10,000 Tejanos, the Mexican-American inhabitants of southern Texas, fought in the Civil War in South Texas in over 100 significant battles. Here is his inspirational story. Before serving with the Confederacy, Benavides had
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The Mississippi flag has been ordered back up at Ocean Springs City Hall. The state flag that has the Confederate emblem will fly again at Ocean Springs City Hall. There was a 6 to 1 vote that took place on Tuesday that required flying the flag at City Hall and other city buildings. Mississippi Flag Ordered
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Union General William T. Sherman called them “the most dangerous set of men which the war turned loose upon the world.” The cowboys of of the 8th Texas Cavalry were known as Terry’s Texas Rangers, reckless men who didn’t much like discipline. A Confederate colonel once recommended that the commander of a Union regiment surrender
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A Robert E. Lee portrait has been moved from its hometown to a city hall museum. This was done very quietly and one person feels that it is the best thing to do. This has taken place in the city of Alexandria, California. There have been a lot of things going on in the country
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Silent Sam is being discussed. This will allow staff and students to get their feelings out which is healthy. This sort of thing keeps people from bottling up their feelings and it also allows honest conversations to take place in a neutral setting so everyone can feel OK about sharing. Students, Staff, Community Speak on Silent
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The Civil War memoirs of Private Samuel Watkins of Company H, 1st Tennessee Infantry are considered the best ever written by a common soldier of the field. His writing style is engaging, and often quite humorous. He masterfully captured the pride, misery, and glory experienced by the common foot soldier. Here’s another story. It’s no
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A retired marine has kept his promise that he made in a bunker in Vietnam. In the year 1968, on New Year’s Eve, two marines were stuck together. They were in a very scary and life threatening situation. The marines made a pact that if they survived the ordeal they would talk to each other
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People should not be too quick to destroy the history of the country. During the 1500’s in Europe, many religious people destroyed works of art. Today, Europeans are unearthing as well as reconstructing the artifacts that were destroyed. There was a similar revolution in China where people burned things to try to cleanse the past. Key
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