November 20, 2009 | Posted by javal
During the Civil War, on October 25, 1864 three significant battles occurred in Kansas and the first of these has three names. In the pages of history, it was called the Battle of “The Mounds”, the Battle of Trading Post and the Battle of the Marais des Cygnes. To make matters worse or more difficult for historians occasionally this battle was also called the Battle of the Osage, because the Marais des Cygnes River is a tributary of and becomes the Osage River.
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November 20, 2009 | Posted by javal
Many people in Northwest Georgia did not want to secede from the United States in the months leading up to the Civil War, University of West Georgia historian Keith Herbert said.
“But only a small few outright opposed it,” Herbert said Thursday night at Dalton State College’s James E. Brown Center.
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November 20, 2009 | Posted by javal
A New York City gallery has auctioned over 200 rare postage stamps to raise $3.2 million for the Smithsonian National Postal Museum in Washington, D.C.
Wall Street money manager William Gross’ collection of Civil War-era Confederate states and early Canadian stamps sold Thursday at the Spink Shreves Galleries of New York and Dallas.
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November 20, 2009 | Posted by javal
After citizens voiced concerns about the tarnished state of two plaques honoring Civil War and World War I veterans in the Richmond County Court House, a Charlotte company has restored them to their original glory.
Community Services Director B.K. Jones said the county hired Complete Stone and Tile, Inc. out of Charlotte because the price was right and they were willing to restore the plaques in place.
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November 20, 2009 | Posted by javal
It’s History In The Re-Making.
Renovations are now underway on the last remaining piece of the old Confederate powderworks, the 150-foot tall chimney located on the Augusta Canal.
Built in 1861, the Civil War relic is in need of a major facelift, and a special team of “restorers” are on site to make it right.
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November 20, 2009 | Posted by javal
It would have been a typical day at Fort Pulaski, the sight of men in uniforms and top hats, wagon wheels and pop-up tents. A typical day, if it was 1865.
But we didn’t go back in time or fall in a black hole, this is the latest location shoot of the film The Conspirator.
The civil war-era film has been shooting since Monday at Fort Pulaski, and at times has had more than 165 extras and leading actors roaming the fort in period appropriate costume.
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November 20, 2009 | Posted by javal
Wednesday Nov. 20 1861
CALIFORNIA CONFEDERATES CONDUCT CHASE
Most discussion of the Civil War centers on the great battles of the Eastern Theater–Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg. Further contemplation brings to mind the Western Theater: Vicksburg, Island No. 10, Secessionville, Chickamauga. Way down the obscurity list are the battles of California. One such began today: Daniel Showalter and a band of 17 fellow Confederates incurred the wrath of Federal authorities in Southern California. They set out in pursuit, and the chase was on. It took over a week, but the Federals never gave up. The Showalter party was finally captured Nov. 29 at a place known as the Warner Ranch, southeast of Los Angeles.
Thursday Nov. 20 1862
TENNESSEE TROOPS TAKE TIME TO TRANSFORM
The road to war had been a rocky one in Tennessee. The sentiment to leave the Union was not universal, with a distinct divide between the pro-Federal east and the pro-Confederate western part of the state. The decision having been made, however, it was evidently time to get organized to take part in the war which was swirling around them. In furtherance of this goal, there was formed the Army of Tennessee, which would prove to be one of the finest fighting forces on either side, although cursed with dubious leadership. The structure was changed today to consist of three corps, under Generals E. Kirby Smith, Leonidas Polk, and William Joseph Hardee. The overall command was held by Gen. Braxton Bragg, who was very popular with Jefferson Davis.
Friday Nov. 20 1863
EVERETT EXTENDS ESTIMABLE EVALUATION
At yesterday’s dedication ceremony of the new National Military Cemetery at Gettysburg, Edward Everett, the noted orator, had spoken for some two hours. He was followed by President Abraham Lincoln, who spoke for less than two minutes. The newspapermen in attendance, not all of whom had even been able to hear the President clearly, had been exceedingly lukewarm in their opinions of the talk. Today, however, it was Everett who sent Lincoln a letter of congratulations on his speech. Lincoln had better grasped “the central idea of the occasion,” he said. Lincoln, modestly, wrote back to Everett his thanks. “I am pleased to know that, in your judgment, the little I did say was not entirely a failure.”
Sunday Nov. 20, 1864
PECULIAR PURPOSE PROPELS PATRICK
The Confederacy was blessed with quite a number of creative boat designers. While in better times these gentlemen would probably have been turned away as deranged lunatics, desperate times led to consideration of desperate ideas. One such, the torpedo boat called St. Patrick by her designer and commander John P. Halligan, was completed in Selma, Ala., today and launched to take on the Union vessels infesting Mobile Bay. A writer who saw her described St. Patrick: “Length, about 30 feet; has water-tight compartments; can be sunk or raised as desired; is propelled by a very small engine; and will stow in 5 men. It has some arrangement of machinery that times the explosions of torpedoes, to enable the operators to retire to a safe distance.” One hopes the last note was accurate.
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November 19, 2009 | Posted by javal
A windshield tour of Pea Ridge National Military Park is how most visitors see the Civil War battlefield where muskets and cannons roared during the Battle of Pea Ridge.
Hikers on two feet enjoy a longer, more detailed look at the national park, including forests, meadows and a hidden lake that visitors on the seven-mile auto tour road miss.
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November 19, 2009 | Posted by javal
About 30 students huddled around Herschel Stroud, otherwise known as Baltzer, a Union Civil War soldier. He sorted through his haversack filled with the supplies he took with him to war, displaying them to the King Elementary School students who gathered in the library. His wife, Jacqueline Stroud, who introduced herself as Amanda, stood off to the side.
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November 19, 2009 | Posted by javal
Although Steve Wiley lived in Gettysburg, Pa., for a long time and even had a business there, it wasn’t until 1991 that he realized how the great Civil War battle related to business leadership.
Wiley looked around and researched the history of the 1863 battle and saw how leadership was the key to some of the wins and losses of the field commanders.
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