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Loaded Muskets Taken After Battle At Gettysburg
Loaded Muskets Taken After Battle At Gettysburg After Gettysburg in July 1863 27,574 muskets were picked up by the Union from the battlefield, according to the re…
Letters To The Editor
Rebuttal Letter With Southern Perspective TO THE EDITOR: Mr. Dennis Middlebrooks, of Brooklyn, New York, dismisses my letter to the editor in the January issue as…
Guns Of The CSS Pee Dee Recovered From River
Guns Of The CSS Pee Dee Recovered From River By William Lockridge On Tuesday morning the 29th of September the hopes and dreams of many people were fulfilled when…
Finding Aids for the ‘Official Records’ & Overview of ‘O.R.-Navies’
Finding Aids for the ‘Official Records’ & Overview of ‘O.R.-Navies’ Last month, we explored basic practices for using the 128-volume set, The War of the Rebellion…
Events Section — April 2016
– Civil War Events Through June – Exhibits Through April, New York. Appomattox
Center Shot: Private Jacob Miller Of The 9th Indiana Vol. Infantry
Of the 24,430 wounded Union and Confederate soldiers who fought in the Battle of Chickamauga, in Georgia, one veteran stands out as the most unusual survivor of t…
Book Reviews — April 2016
– Reviews of Civil War Books – Guelzo On Emancipation, Its Relevance Kansas Frontier Guard Was Redeeming the Great Emancipator. By Allen G. Guelzo. Illustrated, p…
Battlefield Of Franklin Land Preservation Purchase
FRANKLIN, Tenn. — What is considered the bloodiest acreage in the Nov. 30, 1864, Battle of Franklin is now being reclaimed as part of the evolving Carter Hill Bat…
Battle Of Aiken Commemorated At Bee Memorial Park
When General Hugh Judson Kilpatrick left Aiken, South Carolina – 151 years ago – he was in a hurry. General Joe Wheeler’s Confederate troopers ran the Union caval…
Atlanta 1864 – Sherman’s Photographer
Atlanta’s passenger depot called “the Car Shed”, was completed in 1854. The forty foot-tall, 100 yardlong brick building was at the very center of the city, the p…
152nd Battle of Olustee Anniversary Is Commemorated At Historic Florida Site
On the 152nd anniversary of the Battle of Olustee, hundreds of reenactors – Confederate and Union – commemorated the historic fight in which 10,000 men – infantry…
‘Texas’ Locomotive In North Carolina For Restoration
ATLANTA, Ga. — The Texas steam locomotive, which gained fame for its role in the April 12, 1862, Great Locomotive Chase, is undergoing restoration before it retur…
Wreaths Honor Veterans In 2 Danbury Cemeteries
Lt. Col. Ralph Langham presents a wreath to go on a grave to a 399th Danbury Civil Air Patrol Cadet and a Korean War veteran. (Peter Milano photos)
Using The ‘Official Records’
The Source By Michael K. Shaffer Using The ‘Official Records’
Trust Raising $145,700 For Appomattox Acreage
WASHINGTON — When $147,500 in donations is raised to buy three properties totaling 202 acres, the Civil War Trust will have “very nearly completed the preservatio…
Treasures from the Museum
This rare knapsack is a standard French military pattern. The calfskin was supposed to keep it waterproof. (Jack Melton)
The List
Preservation News By Dr. David Evans
Teresa Roane Is Finding Blacks Who Fought For Confederacy
Teresa Roane Is Finding Blacks Who Fought For Confederacy By Nancy Jennis Olds BRANDY STATION, VA. — Did blacks serve in the Confederate States military or were t…
Subscriber Survey Results
Subscriber Survey Results Number of surveys returned: 688 What do you like the most about Civil War News? (number of responses) Calendar of Events: 314 Book Revie…
Six NPS Sites Get Centennial Grants
Six NPS Sites Get Centennial Grants WASHINGTON — Six Civil Warrelated National Park Service (NPS) sites are among 63 that received nearly $48 million in Centennia…
SVBF Seeks Funds For 23 Acres At McDowell
SVBF Seeks Funds For 23 Acres At McDowell NEW MARKET, Va. — The Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation (SVBF) is raising funds to buy 23 acres of core McDowell…
Ryan Book About Gettysburg-Related Intelligence Is Cited
Ryan Book About Gettysburg-Related Intelligence Is Cited EASTON, Md. — Thomas J. Ryan’s Spies, Scouts, and Secrets in the Gettysburg Campaign: How the Critical Ro…
Researcher Says Famous Lee Image Is Postwar Lexington, Not In Petersburg
By Ron Coddington John O’Brien of Charles Town, WV, has long questioned the location of the iconic image of Gen. Robert E. Lee and Traveller. In an independent st…
Pamplin Park Is Restoring Breakthrough Battle Scene
PETERSBURG, Va. – In January Pamplin Historical Park began a major scene restoration that will allow visitors to see much more of the Breakthrough Battlefield as…