March 18, 2010 | Posted by javal
Visitors to the Nathan Boone Homestead State Historic Site near Ash Grove can experience the “Civil War in Ash Grove” on Saturday.
The event will feature living history re-enactors, guest speakers and a panel exhibit in the site office from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
“Civil War in Ash Grove” will highlight the story of the Boone family and the farm during war years.
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March 18, 2010 | Posted by javal
Nearly two-thirds of Adams County residents support a resort casino outside of Gettysburg, according to a Terry Madonna Opinion Research poll released Tuesday.
According to the poll, 62 percent of county residents support the project, up significantly from the 52 percent who said they supported a casino four years ago. The poll found that 62 percent said that the casino will not harm the historic character of Gettysburg, while 35 percent think it will.
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March 18, 2010 | Posted by javal
Tuesday, March 18 1862
CONFEDERATE CABINET CHANGES CHARTED
Very nearly all the high cabinet positions in the Confederate government changed hands today. Judah Benjamin, who had been criticized frequently for his handling of the War Department, was shifted to Secretary of State. The criticism followed him to his new job, even though he performed brilliantly; the fact of the matter was that many Southerners were uncomfortable with a Jew in a position of such authority. The newly appointed head of the Department of War was George W. Randolph of Virginia. Gen. Thomas Bragg was replaced by Thomas Watts. The party who started the whole shuffle, ex Secretary of State R. M. T. Hunter, departed for the Senate.
Wednesday, March 18 1863
INTERESTING INVESTMENT INVOLVES INSTABILITY
The financial markets of Paris were presented with a new investment opportunity today as the financiers House of Erlanger offered to buyers three million British pounds’ worth of Confederate bonds. The instruments were to be repaid over a period of twenty years. Although they became at the time prime examples of why investments involve risk, the holder’s descendants have reason to be happy–the bonds themselves are worth a great deal in the antiquities market today. The bonds were indeed quickly subscribed and purchased, giving not only much-needed revenue to the Richmond government but increasing hopes that recognition by European governments must surely follow soon.
Friday, March 18 1864
LINCOLN LAUDS LADIES’ LABORS
A number of groups, collectively called the Sanitary Commission was, during the war years, the closest thing the United States had to a department of public health. They supplied clothing, blankets, wholesome food, and care for the sick. Although the leadership of these commissions (and the related but separate Christian Commission) was of course primarily male, most of the workers were women. Like any charitable private group their biggest problem was often fundraising. They held “Sanitary Fairs”, often featuring prominent speakers. President Lincoln said at one today “if all that has been said…since the creation of the world in praise of women applied to the women of America, it would not do them justice for their conduct during the war.”
Saturday, March 18 1865
BEASTLY BENTONVILLE BATTLE BEGINS
The final movement of Sherman’s symphony in the south was close to beginning today near Bentonville, N.C. The left wing under Gen. Slocum was preceded by Kilpatrick’s cavalry. Facing him was Gen. Wade Hampton, famous horseman in his own right. The two began with a skirmish at Benton’s Cross Roads. Johnston began maneuvering his 20,000 Confederates to oppose Slocum’s 30,000 Federals. The full Union army opposing him numbered nearly 100,000.
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March 17, 2010 | Posted by javal
Appomattox Court House NHP will commemorate the 145th anniversary of the surrender of General Robert E. Lee to General Ulysses S.Grant with two weekends of special activities in April. Starting April 8th
(Thursday) through the 12th (Monday) the park will offer a series of special tours and programs, including hands-on activities for kids on the weekend. The public is invited to enjoy military and civilian living history presentations, guided tours, ranger programs, book singings by authors, and a Stacking of Arms Ceremony on Sunday afternoon.
The following weekend, April 17th and 18th, Union and Confederate re-enactment groups will be encamped in the village. They will demonstrate historic weapons and battle tactics, including horse-drawn artillery, on the last battlefield of Lee’s Army. On Saturday night, the 17th at 6:30 p.m., visitors are encouraged to bring blankets or chairs for a free evening concert of Civil War period music at the McLean House by the 26th NC Brass Band. During this weekend, visitors will have a chance to visit Union and Confederate camps and learn about the life of a common Civil War soldier. Activities will include cooking, military inspections, drill, and printing of parole passes for Confederate soldiers in the same building where they were printed in 1865. Each day there will also be a “Stacking of Arms Ceremony” along the stage road, exactly where General Lee’s army stacked arms 145 years ago. There will also be an exhibit by Civil War artifact collector Russell Hicks at the Tavern Guesthouse. For a full detailed list of activities during both weeks, please visit the calendar of events on the park’s website at www.nps.gov/apco.
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park is located on Highway 24, 3 miles from Appomattox. The park is open daily from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm.
Entrance fees are $3 per person, or $5 per vehicle. Children 15 and under are free. Specific questions about the events should be directed to Bert Dunkerly at 434-352-8987 ext. 31 or the park visitor center at ext. 26.
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March 17, 2010 | Posted by javal
The David Wills House is hosting an
evening lecture series centered on the topic of press and politics of 1860
in honor of the 150th commemoration of the Civil War. The first lecture,
“Lincoln and the Press,” is scheduled for March 24 from 7 to 9 p.m.
Ford Risley, associate professor and chair of the Department of Journalism
at The Pennsylvania State University, will discuss how President Lincoln
used the power of the press to his advantage. Lincoln is one of the first
American Presidents to use the press to help advance his political agenda.
A past president of the American Journalism Historians Association (AJHA),
Risley is the award winning author of Abolition and the Press: The Moral
Struggle Against Slavery and editor of The Civil War: Primary Documents
from 1860 to 1865.
Following the presentation, Risley will be available for a book signing.
The lecture series, sponsored by the Historic Best Western Gettysburg
Hotel, will take place at the David Wills House, 8 Lincoln Square, across
from the Hotel in historic downtown Gettysburg. The lecture will run from 7
to 9 p.m. and costs $20 per person. Seating is limited, so pre registration
is required. For more information on this and the other lectures in the
series, or to register for a lecture, please call 866-436-5735,
717-334-2499 or visit our website, www.davidwillshouse.org.
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March 17, 2010 | Posted by javal
By the end of the Civil War, most Americans considered either Robert E. Lee or Ulysses S. Grant to be a hero. The reputations of the two generals, molded in part by a sectional bias that would enhance the achievements of one often to the detriment of the other, would wax and wane over the next 140 years.
The exhibit Lee and Grant provides a major reassessment of the lives, careers, and historical impact of Civil War generals Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant. It also encourages audiences to move beyond the traditional mythology of both men and rediscover them within the context of their own time — based on their own words and those of their contemporaries. Lee and Grant presents photographs, paintings, prints, coins, reproduction clothing, accoutrements owned by the two men, documents written in their own hands, and biographical and historical records to reveal each man in his historical and cultural context, allowing audiences to compare the ways each has been remembered for almost 150 years.
“Visitors will enjoy discovering similarities and differences between Lee and Grant that are rarely pointed out,” said Dr. William M. S. Rasmussen, exhibition co-curator and the Lora M. Robins Curator of Art at the Virginia Historical Society. “These generals have been explored by historians for decades, but Lee and Grant is the first exhibition to present the two men together so that visitors can make decisions about them, side by side, based on facts. We hope that after they view Lee and Grant, visitors will give more thought to the legacies of both generals.”
The exhibit’s showing in Carthage, Missouri, at the Powers Museum (1617 West Oak Street) will serve as the City of Carthage’s kick-off to its commemoration of the Civil War Sesquicentennial which will continue into 2011 with several special events and activities throughout the following year. Also as part of the Lee and Grant traveling exhibit, there will be numerous lectures, hands-on activities, period demonstrations, and appearances by scholars presenting historical people involved with the exhibit or other Civil War personalities. These exhibit add-ons will take place at the museum and throughout Carthage. The museum will be open expanded days and hours during this exhibit and up-to-date information on the specific schedule will be released in early April and will also be available on the museum’s web site www.powersmuseum.com or by calling 417-237-0456.
Lee and Grant has been made possible by NEH on the Road, a special initiative of the National Endowment for the Humanities. The exhibit was originally developed by the Virginia Historical Society, and co-curated by Dr. William M. S. Rasmussen, Lora M. Robins Curator of Art at the Virginia Historical Society and Dr. Robert S. Tilton, Chairman of the Department of English, University of Connecticut, Storrs. This exhibit is toured by Mid-America Arts Alliance through NEH on the Road. NEH on the Road offers an exciting opportunity for communities of all sizes to experience some of the best exhibitions funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Mid-America Arts Alliance was founded in 1972 and is the oldest regional nonprofit arts organization in the United States. For more information, visit www.maaa.org or www.nehontheroad.org.
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March 17, 2010 | Posted by javal
Pamplin Historical Park & The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier and Richard Bland College of the College of William and Mary welcome teachers from across Virginia for their 2010 Teacher Institutes. Teachers may choose to attend one of the week-long institutes that examine antebellum slavery, the Civil War, and Reconstruction. These institutes are scheduled for June 28 – July 2, July 12-16, and August 2-6.
Each institute will be conducted on the 422-acre Pamplin Historical Park campus and will include a day-long trip to other historic sites. Participating teachers may earn 3 academic credits from Richard Bland College. Topics to be addressed adhere to Virginia Standards of Learning for History, Government, Geography, Economics, and English. “This is our fifth year with Pamplin, and we are delighted to be providing teachers a remarkable learning experience in one of the finest history venues of this period in our history. We urge early registration because this has become a very popular choice for teachers throughout the Commonwealth,” said Dr. Vernon Lindquist, Provost and Dean of Faculty at Richard Bland College.
The institutes will give teachers a deeper understanding of antebellum America; slavery; the social, economic and political differences between the North and the South; the Civil War; soldier life; weapons technology; and Reconstruction. The institute will help teachers to differentiate fact from fiction, to sort out perspectives about the war, its causes and its meaning, and to present the many lessons this period offers to contemporary Americans.
“The themes addressed at our teacher institutes are extremely relevant for Americans today because of the complex society in which we live and our need for acceptance of individual and cultural differences,” said Al Neale of Pamplin Historical Park. “All of these themes are interrelated, and participants will emerge with an understanding of how the stories of sectionalism, slavery, the Civil War, and Reconstruction are relevant in today’s classroom,” added A. Wilson Greene, the Park’s executive director.
The total instruction time is approximately 25 hours. Daily sessions include historical content and classroom applications. Teachers will participate in engaging activities and explore conceptual frameworks to help them comprehend complex information and teach it to their students. The institutes offer an opportunity for teachers from across Virginia to exchange instructional ideas.
Each institute accommodates 36 teachers. “We have received nothing but positive feedback from teachers who attended in prior years and we anticipate the institutes will fill up very quickly,” Neale said. Interested teachers are encouraged to visit the Pamplin Historical Park website, www.pamplinpark.org/institute.html or contact Al Neale at aneale@pamplinpark.org or (804) 861-2408. Participants may stay overnight in the new Richard Bland College residence halls located less than ten minutes from the Park for $200 per week (Sunday-Saturday) and $40 per extra night, payable at the time of registration. Call 804-862-6242 for lodging information. To register, contact Richard Bland College at www.rbc.edu/registrar.html or (804) 862-6206.
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March 17, 2010 | Posted by javal
Much of our medical practice and organization today was developed during the Civil War. While battles produced horrendous numbers of casualties; more men died from disease than on the battlefield. Medical treatment was to say the least not an advanced science in 1861. In 1862, the Union army established what is today the National Museum of Health and Medicine for the purpose of studying and improving medical conditions during the war but the effort to improve the care of the sick and wounded was not confined to one side in the conflict.
On March 27, 2010, the Museum of the Confederacy will sponsor a seminar titled Binding the Wounds 1861-2010. The seminar will be held in the Baruch Auditorium of the 1845 National Historic Landmark Egyptian Building, the home of the Medical College of Virginia Hospital during the Civil War, at 1223 East Marshall Street on the campus of Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine in downtown Richmond.
SPEAKERS ARE: Mr. George C. Wunderlich, Executive Director of the National Museum of Civil War Medicine; Ms. Jodi Koste, Archivist and Head of Resources and Operations at the Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences at VCU; Dr. James Neifeld, Stuart McGuire Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University; Dr. Charles Cook, Fellow American College of Physicians; and, Lt. Colonel Justin Woodson, MD, of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, will present topics ranging from how medicine was practiced during the Civil War to how that practice has evolved to the present day.
The seminar will begin at 9:00 a.m. and end at 4:00 p.m. The cost is $20 for museum members, $15 for students, and $25 for non-members. For information and to purchase tickets contact Sam Craghead at (804) 649-1861 x.13 or email samcraghead@moc.org, Tickets may also be purchased at the door or by accessing the museum’s website www.moc.org. (Members must be logged in to receive discounted price). Follow the link for the seminar on the home page, then click the “Buy Tickets” button.
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March 17, 2010 | Posted by javal
Visitors to the State Capitol (www.nchistoricsites.org/capitol) can step back in time on Saturday, April 10. A Civil War-era troop encampment on the lawn and character interpretations will recall the April 1865 occupation of the State Capitol by troops of Union General William T. Sherman. The occupation occurred just days before the largest surrender of the war at Bennett Place State Historic Site in Durham (www.nchistoricsites.org/bennett) that included almost 90,000 Confederate troops in the Carolinas, Georgia and Florida.
Strolling through the Capitol, costumed interpreters playing former governors David Swain and William Graham will encounter a local vehement supporter of the Confederate troops, “Aunt” Abby House. Union Signal Corps Officer Lt. George Round and newly freed slave Ellick Moore will be on hand. The fear, anger and relief experienced by North Carolinians during the period will be shared in this program.
“Characters are based on personal letters, diaries and period accounts, and will speak about hardships they have endured, life in Raleigh, and their hopes and dreams for the future,” says Site Manager Deanna Mitchell. The interpreters also will answer questions from spectators.
Guides will lead tours at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m., and at 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. All tours begin outside the west doors of the Capitol. Advance reservations are recommended, as tour group size is limited. Call (919) 733-4994 to make reservations.
Union and Confederate troops (portrayed by re-enactors of the 6th North Carolina) encamped outside on the grounds will give a sense of the military life near the close of the Civil War. Re-enactors portraying U.S. Colored Troops will also be present (http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/blacks-civil-war/article.html).
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March 17, 2010 | Posted by javal
At the 145th anniversary of the Battle of Bentonville slated for March 20-21, the battle re-enactment planned for Sunday — The Last Grand Charge of the Army of Tennessee & Morgan’s Stand — will feature a unique twist: Union soldiers fighting their Confederate counterparts on both sides of their freshly-dug battlefield trenches. Federal soldiers at Bentonville referred to this area of the battlefield as “the Bullpen,” because they were virtually surrounded by their gray-clad adversaries.
Tickets for Saturday’s or Sunday’s battle scenarios are $10 for adults and $5 for children and can be purchased on the day of the event. Children 6 and under attend free. The battle scenarios, at 3 p.m. on Saturday and 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, are the only events that require tickets. Other activities — demonstrations, lectures, house tours and more — are free. Organizers encourage visitors to arrive early if they are buying tickets on the day of the event.
Bentonville Battlefield is the largest Civil War Battlefield in the state and the site of the only full-scale offensive battle to stop Union General William T. Sherman’s march north from Savannah, Ga. This was one of the last major battles fought during the Civil War, with over 80,000 troops engaged covering 6,000 acres of farm land in Eastern North Carolina.
The re-enactment event is sponsored by the Bentonville Battlefield Historical Association Inc. (BBHA), the Johnston County Visitors Bureau, The Civil War Preservation Trust, and the N.C. Division of Historic Sites and Properties, a division of the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources. All proceeds from ticket sales benefit battlefield interpretation and preservation.
Tickets can be purchased ahead of the event by visiting the online store at www.bentonvillebattlefield.com. All tickets purchased online will be available at the “will call” station at the event.
The battlefield is located three miles north of Newton Grove on U.S. 701 and then three miles east on S.R. 1008. For more information, call (910) 594-0789 or visit www.nchistoricsites.org/bentonvi/bentonvi.htm. The site address is 5466 Harper House Road, Four Oaks, NC 27524.
Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site is an agency of the Division of State Historic Sites in the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources, the state agency with the mission to enrich lives and communities, and the vision to harness the state’s cultural resources to build North Carolina’s social, cultural and economic future. Information on Cultural Resources is available 24/7 at www.ncculture.com.
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