“Give ‘em Hell, 54!” As 600 soldiers of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry march to attack the Confederate-held Fort Wagner in South Carolina in 1863, Read Entire Article
Monthly Archives: March 2014
Event commemorates Civil War Battle of Sutherland Station
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For most people, the tour through historic Fork Inn transports them back to 1800s America. But for Janie Olgers and her two daughters Read Entire Article
For Civil War Kinstonians, cider was choice libation
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In a time before refrigeration, one’s intoxicant of choice was dictated by the weather and abundant flora. Read Entire Article
Giant cardboard Confederate puppets invade York College, courtesy of Wayne White
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When artist Wayne White takes on a gallery installation project, he likes to base it at least in part on the local history of the place where he’s working. Read Entire Article
Today’s Bio - Felix Kirk Zollicoffer
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Zollicoffer was born 19 May 1812 in Bigbyville, Maury County, Tennessee. He received his early education in the old field schools
This Day in the War - March 31
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Monday, March 31 1862 MCCLELLAN MEN MOSTLY MISSING No major battles took place today, if you discount the one that was moving from simmer to boil in President Abraham Lincoln’s office in Washington.
Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial April Events
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April marks the 150th anniversary of the 1864 Camden Expedition, and the Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission has sanctioned a number of activities
Civil War park to be dedicated in NW Georgia
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Some 150 years ago, Confederate and Federal troops dug into the mountains and ridges just north of Dalton and lobbed artillery shells at each other across Mill Creek Gap. Read Entire Article