Richmond National Battlefield Park has acquired a large portion of a Henrico County battlefield where one of the largest Civil War battles in the state was fought. The park says the 251-acre acquisition at Glendale Civil War battlefield brings its total holdings at the site to nearly 400 acres. The park acquired the three-mile swath [...]
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Richmond National Battlefield Park acquires large portion of Glendale Civil War land
August 13th, 2013 
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Iowa group seeking money for Civil War memorial
August 8th, 2013 javal A group is seeking matching donations to pay for repairs to a Civil War memorial in the northern Iowa city of Hampton. The Mason City Globe Gazette reports the Hampton Historic Preservation Commission is seeking $32,000 in donations to match a grant it recently received. Read Entire Article
Civil War conference to focus on Ky. preservation
July 29th, 2013 javal A conference next month on Civil War sites in Kentucky will focus on the preservation and interpretation of battle sites. Organizers say the presenters at the conference in Danville will include representatives from nearly every Civil War-related federal agency and national nonprofit. It is designed as an educational forum for administrators, staff, docents, board members [...]
Historic Berkeley mansion’s roof to be repaired
July 22nd, 2013 javal The state has awarded a $27,500 grant to help pay for repairing the roof of a historic Berkeley County mansion. The Berkeley County Alms House is located in the county-owned Poor House Farm Park. It once housed widows, orphans and disabled veterans of the Civil War. Read Entire Article
Kensington Congregational Church Working to Re-Dedicate Civil War Monument
July 18th, 2013 javal The Kensington Congregational Church is well underway in its refurbishing of the Civil War Monument that sits on church property. The Monument was the first permanent Civil War monument and is still the oldest permanent Civil War monument in the United States. Read Entire Article
Effort under way to help preserve 200 acres of Carthage Civil War site
July 17th, 2013 javal An area where some of the first blood was shed during the Civil War could soon be protected. Jasper County Commissioners on Tuesday agreed to look into sponsoring a grant that could allow a 200-acre tract north of Carthage to be preserved under the American Battlefield Protection Program of the National Park Service. Read Entire [...]
Civil War flag project receives major donation
July 12th, 2013 javal A $500 contribution from the Starved Rock Civil War Round Table has kicked off the fundraising drive for the preservation of a local Civil War regiment’s fragile, blood-stained U.S. flag. It was 150 years ago today that Civil War soldier George Poundstone, of Grand Ridge, took a fatal bullet to save his county’s flag. Read [...]
Historic Civil War-era Corinth house undergoing a rebirth
July 12th, 2013 javal When the Verandah-Curlee House Museum reopens to visitors – probably next year – a commitment to maintenance and upkeep should make the current work under way last for many years to come. The Verandah-Curlee House Museum Foundation, Siege and Battle of Corinth Commission and others with an interest in preserving the National Historic Landmark have [...]