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The Sherman House Museum, located in Lancaster, Ohio

Posted on September 12, 2012 by javal| Leave a comment

When I was a student at General Sherman Junior High School in Lancaster during the 1970s, I visited the childhood home of the school’s namesake.

The Sherman House Museum, located at 137 E. Main St. in Lancaster, is the birthplace of Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman. His younger brother, U.S. Senator John Sherman, was also born in the home. The house is on the National Register of Historic Places and has served as a memorial to the family since 1951. It’s operated by the Fairfield Heritage Association.

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Civil War Trails run through county

Posted on June 15, 2012 by javal| Leave a comment

The year 2011 marked the sesquicentennial of the Civil War. While several events are taking place across Arkansas there is a specific part of the
commemoration that runs through Greene County.

As many may have noticed there are Civil War Trail signs scattered across the county. These signs signify specific Civil War battles. All together there are eight battles in the state that have been designated to the trails.

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Businesses looking to capitalize on tourism during anniversary

Posted on May 7, 2012 by javal| Leave a comment

Emmitsburg antiques dealer Dora Connolly has canceled her annual July trip to a show in Connecticut.

Connolly will stay put for the next two years, she said, hoping to capitalize on tourists coming to the region for next year’s 150th anniversary of the Civil War battle fought in neighboring Gettysburg, Pa.

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Revisiting a turning point of the Civil War

Posted on May 1, 2012 by javal| Leave a comment

The turning point of the Civil War was the surrender of Vicksburg, Miss., on July 4, 1863, and the defeat of Robert E. Lee’s army at Gettysburg the previous day. The capture of Vicksburg gave the Union control of the Mississippi River and ensured the survival of the Union. In keeping with the importance of the victory, considerable energy and expense has gone into re-creating the historic landscape of the Vicksburg battlefield.

The visitors center has an excellent 20-minute film that uses re-enactors, old pictures and commentary from people who were trapped in the town while it was being shelled.

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Tour of local Civil War sites developed in New Madrid

Posted on April 24, 2012 by javal| Leave a comment

While the nation commemorates the Civil War battles of Appomattox and Gettysburg, and of Bull Run and Shiloh, one of the key battles in the western theater of the War Between the States was fought at New Madrid. Local historians want the public to know there is a lot to learn about the war and those who fought in it in New Madrid.

The city and local historians have joined forces to create a new brochure featuring a driving tour through the community pointing out its Civil War-related sites.

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Fort Sumter on the way to record breaking numbers

Posted on April 13, 2012 by javal| Leave a comment

Fort Sumter is making history once again. The number of visitors for 2011 was at a record high and that trend is continuing well into this season.

“It’s been very busy,” Tim Stone, Park superintendent of Fort Sumter National Monument, said. “Even in January and February, they are often times not, our busiest months.”

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W.Va. Division of Tourism unveils Civil War videos exploring the past to promote the present

Posted on November 29, 2011 by javal| Leave a comment

Tourism officials are traveling across West Virginiathis week to tout nine new videos that explore the state’s unique Civil War heritage.

Tourism Commissioner Betty Carver says the videos run between three and nine minutes each, offering a look at each region’s past and its current attractions.

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New museum promises economic growth for Appomattox

Posted on October 27, 2011 by javal| Leave a comment

A new building is taking shape near Route 460 in Appomattox.

“I can’t describe the excitement that we have,” said Waite Rawls, Executive Director for the Museum of the Confederacy.  “This is a project we have been working on for years.”

The Museum of the Confederacy is opening a new location for its large collection of civil war artifacts.  The main site in Richmond has run out of space.

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