At a news conference and ceremony this morning, National Park Service (NPS) Northeast Regional Director Mike Caldwell officially accepted the transfer of 49 acres of hallowed ground into Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park.
Daily Archives: May 5, 2014
Atlanta Campaign Heritage Trail to be Dedicated May 10
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The non-profit organization Georgia Civil War Heritage Trails® and the Whitfield County Board of GeoCommissioners will dedicate the Atlanta Campaign Heritage Trail® Read Entire Article
Clawing for survival: POWs of Civil War
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Motorists can drive around the grassy Andersonville site in middle Georgia in a few minutes. Long gone are the gaunt and dirty faces and the bare earth covered with makeshift tents and shelters. Read Entire Article
Summit County troops fought catastrophic battle 150 years ago in Civil War
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Before the Civil War, most Akron men had never heard of Rocky Face Ridge or Dug Gap. They never expected to set foot in Georgia Read Entire Article
Civil War in the Ozarks V
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Looking back at the Civil War, we can see how the wheels of circumstances can come together in the most disappointing ways Read Entire Article
Vermont to mark Civil War battle with church bells
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Church bells across Vermont will be ringing to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War Battle of the Wilderness. Read Entire Article
City lays Civil War hero to rest
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After 32 battles, Union Gen. Alexander Hays’ luck ran out in rural Virginia 150 years ago today. He was shot in the head and died a few hours later. Read Entire Article
Today’s Bio - Edmund Kirby
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Kirby was born 11 March 1840 in Brownsville, New York. He entered West Point in 1856 and was graduated with the May class of 1861.