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Category Archives: Battlefield Preservation
Santa Fe Trail bridge from Civil War era nominated for National Register of Historic Places
by Tom Sharpe, Santa Fe New Mexican SANTA FE, N.M. — A little-known bridge that carried wagon trains on the Santa Fe Trail and figured in the Battle of Apache Canyon during the Civil War has been nominated to the National Register … Continue reading
Posted in 1862, Battlefield Preservation, Battles
Tagged Apache Canyon, Apache Creek, bridge, Glorieta Pass, National Register of Historic Places, Native Americans, New Mexico Territory, Pecos National Historical Park, Rio Galisteo, Santa Fe Trail, Silver City Historic District, U.S. Park Service, Valencia
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New York votes to protect Civil War graves
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – The state Senate has approved legislation that would prohibit the unauthorized sale of veteran cemetery markers that are over 75 years old. The measure was drawn up after the New York Sons of Union Veterans of … Continue reading
Mill Springs Sesquicentennial Commemoration Kicks Off Fundraising Efforts for 16 Acres of Hallowed Ground
Prior to 150th anniversary reenactment of the Battle of Mill Springs, Civil War Trust announces fundraising campaign to preserve 16 additional acres on the battlefield (Mill Springs, Ky.) – At a ceremony prior to the beginning of tomorrow’s Mill Springs Battlefield … Continue reading
On this date in the Civil War: December 26, 1861 – The Battle of Chustenahlah (150th Anniversary)
Commentary by Whit Edwards from “The Prairie was on Fire” pp. 9-14: The area was a good defensive position on a rocky, tree-covered ridge overlooking the creek bottom with nothing but prairie to the front. Once again Opoethleyohola prepared to … Continue reading
Posted in 1861, Battlefield Preservation, Casualties, This Date in Civil War History, Trail of Blood on Ice
Tagged 1861, cavalry, Cherokee, Christmas, Chustenahlah, Creek Indians, Douglas H. Cooper, Indian Territory, James McQueen McIntosh, Kansas, Oklahoma, Opothleyahola, Seminole, Skia Tooka, Skiatook, Stand Watie, Texas, Trail of Blood on Ice
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On this date in Civil War history: November 19, 1861 – Battle of Round Mountain (150th Anniversary)
Commentary by Whit Edwards from “The Prairie was on Fire” pp. 3-7: In mid-November 1861 Opoethleyohola, a chief of the Creek tribe, along with about 5,000 men, women and children, departed their homes and moved northwest to isolate themselves from … Continue reading
Oklahoma’s largest Civil War battlefield may become National Park
by Sean McLachlan The Honey Springs Battlefield Park in Oklahoma may become a new addition to the National Park Service, the Tulsa World reports. The U.S. Department of the Interior said in a report that there’s ”potential action” for “support designation of Honey Springs … Continue reading
150 Years Ago: Battle of Ball’s Bluff Oct. 21, 1861
Ball’s Bluff was a small battle by the standards of the Civil War, but it had ramifications far beyond its size. It was only the second significant battle in the east, and received a great deal of attention in both … Continue reading
Posted in 1861, Battlefield Preservation, Casualties, Cemeteries, Commemoration, Graves, Lincoln, Maryland, This Date in Civil War History, This Week in the Civil War
Tagged Balls Bluff, Edward Baker, General Charles P. Stone, General George B. McClellan, Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War, President Abraham Lincoln, Virginia
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National organization recognizes battlefield preservation champions from Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee
(Chattanooga, Tenn.) – During a ceremony this evening Fairyland Club on Lookout Mountain, the Civil War Trust, a national battlefield preservation organization, will recognize three outstanding historic preservation advocates with its Chairman’s Awards for Achievement. The awards, presented by the Trust’s … Continue reading
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Tagged A&E, Abel Streight, Alabama, Battlefield Preservation, Chattanooga, Chickamauga, Civil War Combat, Civil War Journal, CWPT, Daniel Fulenwider, Day's Gap, Fairyland Club, Fredericksburg, Georgia, Harpers Ferry, Henry Simpson, Hog Mountain, James Ogden, Lookout Mountain, Mary Ann Peckham, Mississippi, Nathan Bedford Forrest, National Park Service, Point Lookout, Southeast Regional of the Land Trust for Tennessee, Spotsylvania, Tennessee
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