September 8, 2010 | Posted by javal
The Missouri Civil War Museum was awarded a $500,000 grant by St. Louis County Port Authority from its Community Reinvestment Fund. The grant will be used to complete the restoration of the historic 1905 Jefferson Barracks Post Exchange Building that will be the home of the Missouri Civil War Museum.
The site at Jefferson Barracks was chosen because of the opportunity to save a historic building from demolition and for its military significance. The 1905 Post Exchange Building had been abandoned since 1946, suffering from decades of neglect and decay. Jefferson Barracks, founded in 1826, is the oldest active military installation west of the Mississippi River. Some 220 Civil War generals served there before the war, and it was one of the largest hospital complexes in the entire country during the war. In addition, there are 16,000 Civil War veterans buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery.
Since renovations began in 2003, the Missouri Civil War Museum has invested more than one million dollars in private funds into the project, finishing approximately 70 percent of the historic restoration. The funding will complete the restoration of the 16,000 square-foot building in time for the start of the Civil War Sesquicentennial on April 12, 2011.
“We are very grateful for the support from St. Louis County Economic Council and St. Louis County Port Authority,” said Mark Trout, chairman of the Missouri Civil War Museum. “This grant will help us complete the project on time and open the Missouri Civil War Museum in April for the start of the Civil War Sesquicentennial. The museum will be a great asset for the local community and a popular tourist attraction.”
“St. Louis County is committed to reinvesting funds aimed at creating new jobs, enhancing services and redevelopment opportunities and is pleased to be able to preserve this important piece of Missouri history,” said St. Louis County Executive Charlie A. Dooley.
The purpose of the Community Reinvestment Fund is to support approved plans and comprehensive economic development studies, help local businesses expand, reinvest in our community, create jobs, and improve quality of life for St. Louis County residents.
About Missouri Civil War Museum
The Missouri Civil War Museum is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit educational institution located at the Jefferson Barracks Historic Site in St. Louis County. The organization was formed in 2002 to save the historic Jefferson Barracks 1905 Post Exchange Building and convert it into what will become Missouri’s largest Civil War museum and educational center. The purpose of the Missouri Civil War Museum is to educate the public about the history of the American Civil War and its relevance to the State of Missouri. The museum has a collection of hundreds of artifacts ready for its opening. For more information about the Missouri Civil War Museum, please visit www.mcwm.org.
About St. Louis County Economic Council
Founded in 1984, St. Louis County Economic Council serves as the County’s economic development agency, driving growth and prosperity in the most economically important county in Missouri. As the only economic development agency in the state to hold the esteemed Accredited Economic Development Organization from the International Economic Development Council, it provides a broad range of services to foster economic development. Please visit www.slcec.com for additional information.
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September 8, 2010 | Posted by javal
The Museum of the Confederacy has unveiled drawings of its planned museum in Appomattox and announced plans for a Sept. 23 groundbreaking at the site after raising $6 million toward the $7.5 million project.
Construction is expected to end by spring 2012 on the 11,700-square-foot museum near the intersection of Virginia 24 and U.S. 460, housing Civil War artifacts where they were made famous.
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September 8, 2010 | Posted by javal
The installation of 50 new directional signs in downtown Gettysburg has been pushed back three months, as a result of bid complications.
But the signs are now under fabrication, according to Gettysburg National Military Park, which partnered with Gettysburg Borough Council and Main Street Gettysburg six years ago in the $266,000 project.
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September 8, 2010 | Posted by javal
About 40 rusted objects found in North Danville during a gas line dig in April will be turned over to the Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History, Danville City Council decided Tuesday.
The items, thought originally to be old pipes by utilities workers, turned out to be old rifles used during the Civil War, though some may be older.
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September 8, 2010 | Posted by javal
The 2010 Minnesota State Fair ended on a tragic note for the volunteers of the Minnesota Territorial Pioneers, a long-standing exhibitor at the fair.
While in temporary storage to make room for the main exhibits of the Territorial Pioneers Log Cabin, a trailer containing dozens of Civil War and turn of century artifacts disappeared from a residence parked in Merriam Park.
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September 8, 2010 | Posted by javal
Hagerstown Community College professor and Civil War historian Thomas Clemens will give a Civil War lecture at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 10, in the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts.
Clemens’ presentation will focus on the work of Ezra A. Carman, a Union colonel in the 13th New Jersey Infantry who was later appointed as the historical expert to the Antietam Battlefield Board in 1894.
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September 8, 2010 | Posted by javal
Union soldiers with the 10th Illinois Regiment set up camp at Graue Mill over the weekend, giving spectators a glimpse of life on the battlefields during the Civil War.
Dressed in authentic Civil War era uniforms and outfits, the camp was bustling with music, food, demonstrations and the sounds of muskets firing. The regiment remained at Graue Mill Saturday and Sunday.
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September 8, 2010 | Posted by javal
Jones Park is having a Living History Teach Workshop on Saturday, October 9 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Registration for this program begins on Monday, September 13. Teachers are able to earn CPE credits for no charge at this event and learn about the lives of Civil war soldiers.
Teachers and visitors of all ages can receive hands-on training by authentically outfitted re-enactors to learn about the lives of Civil War soldiers and civilians.
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September 8, 2010 | Posted by javal
Sunday Sept. 8 1861
SOVEREIGN SENDS SYMPATHY SCREED
President Jefferson Davis, CSA, sent a letter to his general in the field at Manassas battlefield today. Gen. Joseph E. Johnston was told that “the cause of the Confederacy is staked upon your army. ..I have felt, and feel, that time brings many advantages to the enemy.” Telling Johnston to hurry sounded promising, but then came the bad news– “…I wish we could strike him in his present condition, but…” there’s that awful word, ‘but’ “…but it has seemed to me involved in too much probability of failure to render the movement proper with our present means. Had I the requisite arms, the argument would soon be changed.” In other words, Davis could send sympathy, but no guns.
Monday Sept. 8 1862
REBEL ‘RESCUE’ RATHER REGARDED AS RAID
Robert E. Lee released a pronouncement to the people of Maryland today. “The people of the Confederate States have long watched with the deepest sympathy the wrongs and outrages that have been inflicted on the citizens,” he said. “We know no enemies among you, and will protect all, of every opinion.” The South had long believed that, if the Union army weren’t there, that Maryland would have long since seceded. “It is for you to decide your destiny freely and without constraint.” The immediate decision of the people of Maryland, pro-South as well as pro-North, was that they had no desire to “sell” their just-harvested crops for Confederate money. The anticipated enthusiasm for the “army of liberation” was not materializing.
Tuesday Sept. 8 1863
DICK DOWLING DOES DARING DEEDS
Gen. Nathaniel Banks had important work to do: retake the Texas cities of Beaumont and Houston. To accomplish this, he assembled four ships, gunboats and troop transports, and set off. To get to his destination required him to get by Sabine Pass, on the Texas-Louisiana border. There was only a feeble force of forty Confederates, with some earthworks and guns, to stop him. This force, commanded by Lt. Dick Dowling, along with a couple of “cottonclad” gunboats under Gen. Jhn Bankhead Magruder, did exactly that. They sank the two lead gunboats and forced their crews to surrender, and drove off the rest of the invasion force with heavy losses. Banks was humiliated and fit to be tied. His superiors were not exactly thrilled with his performance either.
Thursday Sept. 8 1864
MEALY-MOUTHED MCCLELLAN MAKES MISTAKE
It had been more than a week ago that George McClellan had been nominated as the Democratic candidate for President in this year’s election, but he did not get around to formally accepting the party nod until today. At this point he made an announcement that did not sit well with many: he disavowed the “peace plank” in the party platform. This provision insisted that there should be an “immediate cessation of hostilities” and that the Union should be reunited, if possible, by negotiation. McClellan renounced this, saying “The Union is the one condition of peace” and that that was all that could bring the end of the war. This made McClellan look as though he was trying to have things both ways, which, as usual, endeared him to neither faction.
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September 7, 2010 | Posted by javal
Gettysburg National Military Park’s Advisory Commission will meet on
September 16, at 7:00 p.m. at the park Museum and Visitor Center, 1195
Baltimore Pike, Gettysburg. The public is invited to attend. Since the
meeting is being held after visiting hours, access will be through the
museum’s group tour entrance.
The meeting agenda includes an operational update on park activities
including the Museum and Visitor Center, the David Wills House, battlefield
landscape rehabilitation and other projects, a citizens’ open forum, and a
special workshop to gather comments for the Cyclorama building
environmental assessment planning process.
The purpose of the Commission is to advise the Secretary of the Interior on
coordinating activities within the Gettysburg National Military Park and
Gettysburg Battlefield Historic District with local government and the
community. Members of the public may submit comments on the agenda to the
Commission Chairperson, care of Gettysburg National Military Park, 1195
Baltimore Pike, Suite 100, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325.
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