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Category Archives: Battlefield Preservation
Oklahoma’s largest Civil War battlefield may become National Park
Easy Plugin for AdSense by Unreal 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” … 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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Confederate Sunset at Pea Ridge
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
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Honey Springs to get 5,000 square foot visitor center
By Cathy SpauldingMuskogee Phoenix Staff Writer A new 5,000 square-foot visitor center could be in place at the Honey Springs battlefield in time for the 150th anniversary of the Civil War battle. On Monday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefield Preservation
Tagged African-American soldiers, Bob Blackburn, Cathy Spaulding, Checotah, Ed Cannaday, Emmy Stidham, Fort Gibson, Fort Smith, Friends of Honey Springs Battlefield, Honey Springs, Indian Territory, Indian troops, Lloyd Jernigan, McIntosh County, Muskogee Phoenix, Oklahoma Historical Society, Oktaha, Rentiesville, Ryan McMullen, tourism, U.S. 69, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Archaeologists comb newly-found Civil War POW camp
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — When word reached Camp Lawton that the enemy army of Gen. William T. Sherman was approaching, the prison camp’s Confederate officers rounded up their thousands of Union army POWs for a … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefield Preservation
Tagged 1864, 1st Connecticut Cavalry, 3rd Corps, Amanda L. Morrow, Andersonville, archaeology, artifacts, Atlanta, Augusta, Brent Tharp, C.A. Colby & Co. Wholesale Groceries and Bakery, Camp Lawton, Charles H. Knox, corporal, David Crass, General William T. Sherman, Georgia, Georgia Southern University, Georgia's Historic Preservation Division, Gettysburg, Historic Preservation, keepsakes, Kevin Chapman, Magnolia Springs State Park, Manassas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Millen, Nanawanuck Manufacturing Company, New York, Niles, October, POW, prisoner of war, Savannah, Schroon Lake, Statesboro, Tennessee, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Union Army
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Maryland seeks to buy 14 acres of land near South Mountain Civil War battlefield for $55,600
MIDDLETOWN, Md. (AP) — A Department of Natural Resources official says the state of Maryland is seeking to buy some land near the South Mountain Civil War battlefield. John Braskey told The Herald-Mail of Hagerstown newspaper on Tuesday that the … Continue reading
Posted in 1862, Battlefield Preservation, Maryland
Tagged 1862, Abraham Lincoln, acquisition, Andrew Schotz, Battle of Antietam, battlefield land, Central Maryland Heritage League, Confederate, Department of Natural Resources, easement, Emancipation Proclamation, Federal, Frederick County, Hagerstown, John Braskey, Mahaffey Woods, Maryland, Preservation, real estate, Reno Monument, September 14, South Mountain, State Board of Public Works, Terry Baker, Washington County, Wise South Field
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Civil War park joy ride brings arrest
Off-road driver arrested on numerous charges at Stafford County’s under-construction Civil War park. BY JONAS BEALS An off-road joy ride yesterday morning led to a Stafford County man’s trip to jail in the back of a Sheriff’s Office squad car. Deputies went … Continue reading
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Tagged Entrenchments, Fredericksburg, park, Ryan Eilenfield, Stafford County, Virginia
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Eight Civil War battlefields get government grants
By Linda Wheeler, Washington Post Blogs More than $1.2 million in grants from the National Park Service’sAmerican Battlefield Protection Program were awarded this week to a variety of national battlefield projects including eight Civil War sites in six states: Kansas, Kentucky, … Continue reading
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Tagged ABPP, American Battlefield Protection Program, battlefield, Bull Run Preserve, Civil War, digital technology, Fauquier County, GIS, interpretation, Kansas, Kentucky, Linda Wheeler, Maryland, National Park Service, Ohio, Radford University, Saltville, South Carolina, Virginia
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National Park Service Director Jarvis Addresses The Value and Importance Of Maintaining Civil War Sites
Submitted by Jon Jarvis on July 25, 2011 - National Parks Traveler Editor’s note: As the National Park Service last week commemorated the start of the Civil War 150 years ago, Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis addressed an audience at the Manassas National Battlefield and … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, America, American Revolution, Antietam, Appomattox, battlefield, Chancellorsville, Civil War, District of Columbia, Dred Scott, Founding Fathers, Gettysburg, Jonathan Jarvis, LeRoy Pope Walker, Manassas, National Park Service, North, Quaker Guns, Robert E. Lee, Shelby Foote, Shiloh, Slavery, South, Stonewall, Supreme Court, Thomas J. Jackson, Ulysses S. Grant, Vicksburg, Virginia
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