Thursday, March 20 1862
DAVIS DEFINES DREWRY’S DEFENSES
Drewry’s Bluff was the name of a high cliff on the James River as you came upstream from the Atlantic to Richmond.
General
Owners of historic Howard County mansion find mysterious ways to revive the past
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Matilda Kinney died of grief. Six of her children died before the age of 7, most succumbing to diphtheria.
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150th
As Franklin gears up for the thousands of visitors who will trek to Williamson County for the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Franklin
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As Franklin gears up for the thousands of visitors who will trek to Williamson County for the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Franklin, volunteers are needed to get one of the city’s Civil War sites in tip-top shape.
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Artifacts
A Brooklyn Woman’s Colorful Quilt, Illustrating Her Experience of the Civil War
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Lucinda Ward Honstain, resident of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, pieced and sewed this quilt in 1867. It depicts her view of life before, during, and right after the Civil War.
Bio
Today’s Biography - Samuel Powhatan Carter
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Carter was born 6 August 1819 in Elizabethton, Tennessee. He attended Washington College in Virginia (now Washington & Lee) and the College of New Jersey (now Princeton) before hearing the call of the sea.
This Day
This Day in the War - March 19
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Wednesday, March 19 1862
FOOTE, FARRAGUT FLOAT FRUSTRATIONS
The mission to take back the Mississippi River and thus divide the Confederacy had two naval leaders: Flag Officer Andrew Foote was working down from the north.
General
Civil War center could pay big dividends.
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Creating an education center in Fayetteville to focus on the Civil War in North Carolina promises rich rewards. The facility’s planners say funding - up to $65 million - is beginning to come together
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