Category Archives: Cemeteries

Civil War-era cannon balls stolen from Ohio memorial

Posted on May 5, 2011 by civilwarweek

Easy Plugin for AdSense by Unreal SOUTH CHARLESTON, Ohio (AP) — Police say someone has stolen the remaining Civil War-era cannon balls from a military memorial in a western Ohio cemetery. The Springfield News-Sun reports that the nine cannon balls were all … Continue reading →

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Battle Over Civil War Graves

Posted on April 24, 2011 by civilwarweek

From the AP/NBC Washington A military graveyard is causing controversy in Virginia, and its not located in Arlington. A group is demanding better grave markers for more than 17,000 soldiers buried in Richmond that fought for the Confederacy during the Civil … Continue reading →

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