On a clear, moonlight night 150 years ago, the hand-cranked Confederate submarine HL Hunley glided out over glassy seas off South Carolina, sailing into history as the first submarine ever to sink an enemy warship. Read full story here
Monthly Archives: February 2014
National Park Service study of Newtonia Civil War sites completed over a year ago, but results still not released
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A study to determine whether two Civil War battlefields in Newtonia should become part of the national park system was completed more than a year ago, but its findings have still not been made public. Members of the Newtonia Battlefields…
Civil War flag with ties to Lowell uncovered
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Union troops were deep in enemy territory, outnumbered badly by Confederate forces on a battlefield in Clinton, La., near the Mississippi border. Among the Union troops in Louisiana were many from Lowell, who were recruited to fight in the far…
Former American Civil War Wax Museum to auction off wax figures
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Need a life-sized Civil War wax figure? The former American Civil War Wax Museum is redesigning its exhibits and will auction off items, including wax figures, on March 15. Now the Gettysburg Heritage Center, the museum was acquired by FutureStake…