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New Civil War monument honors Minnesotans who fought at Nashville

Posted on November 26, 2014 by civilwarweek

Easy Plugin for AdSense by Unreal By Jeffrey S. Williams Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force Members of the Battle of Nashville Preservation Society and the Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force on Nov. 16 dedicated a new Civil War … Continue reading →

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Civil War Vets Help Popularize The National Pastime

Posted on May 2, 2012 by civilwarweek

Some 30 men who either played or managed major league baseball served in the Civil War. In addition, three of the first five National League presidents wore the Union blue in the “War Between the States.” By Tim Dyhouse, VFW … Continue reading →

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On this date in Civil War history: April 6-7, 1862 - Battle of Shiloh

Posted on April 5, 2012 by civilwarweek

Fought in the early spring of 1862 on the west bank of the Tennessee River just north of the Mississippi state line, the battle of Shiloh was, up to that time, the biggest battle of American history. For two days … Continue reading →

Posted in 1862, Battles, This Date in Civil War History, Uncategorized | Tagged 1st Minnesota Light Artillery, Alabama, Albert Sidney Johnston, Andrew H. Foote, Army of Mississippi, Army of the Ohio, Army of the Tennessee, Battles, Benjamin Prentiss, Bowling Green, Braxton Bragg, Casualties, Civil War, Confederate, Corinth, cyclorama, D.W. Reed, Don Carlos Buell, Fort Donelson, Fort Henry, gunboats, Henry W. Halleck, Hornets Nest, Jefferson Davis, Kentucky, Lew Wallace, Louisiana Washington Light Artillery, Memphis, Memphis & Charleston Railroad, Memphis Clarksville & Louisville Railroad, Mississippi, Mississippi Valley, Mobile, Mobile & Ohio Railroad, Muscle Shoals, Nashville, Nathan Bedford Forrest, New Orleans, P.G.T. Beauregard, Pensacola, Pittsburg Landing, Shiloh, Shiloh Methodist Church, Tennessee, Tennessee River, Theophile Poilpot, Ulysses S. Grant, Union, William T. Sherman | 5 Comments

Ulysses Simpson Grant - 18th U.S. President and General-in-Chief of the U.S. Army (1822-1885)

Posted on February 9, 2012 by civilwarweek

Born Hiram Ulysses Grant, he unprotestingly accepted the clerical error changing his name to Ulysses Simpson Grant when he entered West Point in 1839. His new name, U.S. Grant, lent itself to his Old Army nickname, Uncle Sam Grant, or … Continue reading →

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Confederate Sunset at Pea Ridge

Posted on August 30, 2011 by civilwarweek

This video was shot by Jeffrey S. Williams, the moderator of This Week in the Civil War, on Aug. 22, 2011 at 8 p.m.

Posted in 1862, Battlefield Preservation, Uncategorized | Tagged 1862, Arkansas, artillery, Confederate, Curtis, March, McCullough, McIntosh, Pea Ridge, Price, Sigel, Slack, Trail of Tears, Union, Van Dorn | 1 Comment

Could ‘chain of lakes’ be Isles, Harriet - Humphrey?

Posted on May 21, 2011 by civilwarweek

Article by Anthony Lonetree, Star Tribune A Civil War history buff wants Lake Calhoun’s name changed because John C. Calhoun was passionately pro-slavery. The lake’s name has been debated before, but changing it is no small matter. John Winters, it … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Humphrey, John C. Calhoun, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Revisionist History | Leave a comment

Quilt block tells Columbia family’s Civil War story

Posted on May 9, 2011 by civilwarweek

BY ANNE KONCKI, Columbia-Missourian COLUMBIA — During the Civil War, Marilyn Russell’s great-great-grandfather, Joseph Alexander Cook, noticed a cannonball lodged in a tree where he lived in southern Arkansas. After the war, he went back to the tree with his sons … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Columbia, Missouri, Quilt | 1 Comment

Tribute to Maplewood, Minn. police sergeant Joe Bergeron

Posted on May 1, 2011 by civilwarweek

Even though this has nothing to do with the Civil War, it was one year ago today that the Maplewood, Minn. Police Department lost Sergeant Joe Bergeron, who was killed in action while responding to a carjacking. The editor of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged End of Watch, Joe Bergeron, Maplewood, Minnesota, Police Department | Leave a comment

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New Civil War monument honors Minnesotans who fought at Nashville

Civil War Vets Help Popularize The National Pastime

On this date in Civil War history: April 6-7, 1862 - Battle of Shiloh

Ulysses Simpson Grant - 18th U.S. President and General-in-Chief of the U.S. Army (1822-1885)

Confederate Sunset at Pea Ridge

Could ‘chain of lakes’ be Isles, Harriet - Humphrey?

Quilt block tells Columbia family’s Civil War story

Tribute to Maplewood, Minn. police sergeant Joe Bergeron

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