Gold Coins
Recovered from Wreck of Prewar Ship Off Louisiana
They're coins -- but they're worth way more than pocket change. Coin experts
are assessing the value of rare gold coins recovered from a pre-Civil War
shipwreck off the Louisiana coast. They said the treasure trove included quarter
eagles and half eagles, gold pieces that originally had a face value of $2.50
and $5. (Offsite: WISN TV Milwaukee WI)
Medal
of Honor Winner's Name Proposed for Waltham Building
Ward 6 Councilor Robert Waddick called him an "overlooked" hero. Now Waddick
is looking to give Waltham native George H. Maynard his proper due. He submitted
a resolution on Monday asking the council to name the field house at the
Veterans Field Memorial Complex on Forest Street - under construction - in honor
of Maynard, the city's only Medal of Honor recipient. Maynard, who fought in the
Civil War, received the award for heroism during the Battle of Fredericksburg in
December 1862. (Offsite: Waltham MA Daily News Tribune)
Indianapolis
Area Military Museum to Be Dedicated
The Clay Township Military Library and Museum will hold a dedication ceremony
at 1 p.m. May 31 at 10801 N. College Ave., Carmel. Ceremonies will highlight the
new sign honoring the memory of Marvin Pike and Jack Edwards for their
contributions to the growth and success of the museum and its collection of
military items from the Civil War through the Vietnam War, historical items and
genealogy reference materials. (Offsite: Indianapolis IN Star)
Scot Who Died in US Civil War to Be Added to Home Town Memorial
A SOLDIER who left Edinburgh to fight in the American Civil War is set to
have his name added to a monument honouring veterans of the conflict. Plans have
been drawn up to inscribe the name of Colonel Robert Alexander Smith, who died
in Kentucky in 1862, on to the Lincoln Memorial in the Old Calton Cemetery on
Waterloo Place. The monument already bears the names of six men from Edinburgh
who fought for the Union side during the war, which lasted from 1861 to 1865.
(Offsite: Edinburgh UK News)
Indiana
School Contest Covered All Subjects in Civil War
Watch out for those Super Bowl rings Lanesville Junior-Senior High School
students will be wearing in the near future. They're pretty proud of them.
Students on the interdisciplinary team competing May 3 in the 22nd Annual
Indiana Academic Super Bowl at Purdue University took home the first-place win
in their class, making their team the first Lanesville team — academic or
athletics — to ever become state champions. The team, consisting of six juniors
and seniors, had to answer questions concerning every aspect of the Civil War,
including science, math and English questions. (Offsite: Corydon IN Democrat)
North
Carolina Town Observes Confederate Memorial Day
A corner of Downtown Waynesville went back in time this past weekend for a
ceremony and commemoration of Confederate veterans. On Saturday, May 10, the
state’s Confederate Memorial Day, members of the 22nd North Carolina Company B
encamped on the courthouse lawn, held military exercises in uniform and gave a
21-gun salute during a wreath-laying ceremony at the Haywood County Courthouse
monument for Confederate veterans. (Offsite: Smokey Mountain NC News)
