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Category Archives: Commemoration
U.S.-Dakota War Sesquicentennial Commemorations Scheduled This Week
Easy Plugin for AdSense by Unreal St. Paul, Minn. – Events are planned around the state this week to commemorate the anniversary of the 1862 U.S.-Dakota War, which began 150 years ago this week. The Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force … Continue reading
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Tagged Birch Coolee, Brown County, Brown County Historical Society, Colette A. Hyman, Corinne Marz, Dakota Exile, Dakota Indians, Del IronCloud, events, Flandreau Santee Sioux Nation, Fort Ridgely, Fort Snelling, Gerhard Solbach, Hanska, Jackie Bird, Jeff Williamson, John LaBatte, John Trudell, Leavenworth, Legacy of Survival, Little Crow, Lois Glewwe, Loren Dean Boutin, Lowell Ueland, Michael Keigan, Michelle Terrell, Milford, Minnesota, Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force, Minnesota Historical Society, Native Americans, New Ulm, New Ulm Public Library, Oakland Cemetery, Pat Hill, Pipestone, Richard Rothias, Sioux Uprising, South Dakota, St. Paul, Turner Halle, U.S.-Dakota War
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Pawn broker seeks 153rd Pennsylvania descendant
By Chad Smith Pocono Record Writer April 27, 2012 When a woman brought some Civil War memorabilia into P&J Coin and Gold Exchange in Brodheadsville two years ago, pawnbroker Paul Mastronardi bought the items with intentions to sell them for a … Continue reading
Posted in Commemoration, Documents, Miscellaneous
Tagged 11th Corps, 153rd Pennsylvania, Albert Clewell, Army of the Potomac, Brodheadsville, Chancellorsville, Civil War Institute, GAR, Gettysburg, Grand Army of the Republic, Lexington, North Carolina, Northampton County, P&J Coin and Gold Exchange, Paul Mastronardi, Pennsylvania, PVT Clewell, Virginia
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Two men who died in Civil War camp remembered in Watkinsville
By WAYNE FORD - Onlineathens.com Originally published April 20, 2012 When a Union raiding party came through Watkinsville in August 1864 during the Civil War, the soldiers seized two local businessmen who never returned leaving a mystery that wouldn’t be solved until … Continue reading
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Minnesota Soldier Killed at Shiloh to have grave re-dedicated after 150 years
Information courtesy of the MN Civil War Commemoration Task Force Event: Civil War Grave Rededication Ceremony Date: April 7, 2012 Place: Oakland Cemetery, 927 Jackson Street, St. Paul, MN Time: 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Sponsor: Minnesota Civil War Commemoration … Continue reading
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Tagged 16th U.S. Infantry, 1st Minnesota Light Artillery, 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, Captain William Acker, Civil War, Company C, grave rededication, Mark Dayton, Minnesota, Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force, Oakland Cemetery, Shiloh, St. Paul
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Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force unveils logo
Co-chairs Secretary of State Mark Ritchie and Rep. Dean Urdahl, and Civil War Commemoration Task Force members Brian Rice, D. Stephen Elliott and Jeffrey Williams presented the winning design from the task force’s logo contest and introduced the artist who … Continue reading
On this Date in Civil War History: January 19, 1862 - Battle of Mill Springs (150th Anniversary)
Confederate Brigadier General Felix Kirk Zollicoffer had been operating in eastern Kentucky near Cumberland Gap since September 1861. In an attempt to guard as much territory in southeastern Kentucky as possible, he moved to Mill Springs on the south bank … Continue reading
150th Anniversary Mill Springs Reenactment to be held January 21-22, 2012
Information courtesy of the Mill Springs Battlefield Association. The Mill Springs Battlefield will be hosting Reenactment on January 21 & 22, 2012 at Zollicoffer Park. This Sesquicentennial Event will mark the 150thAnniversary of the Battle of Mill Springs. Our November and … Continue reading
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Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force Unveils Logo Contest and More
**UPDATE** The Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force logo subcommittee met January 12, 2012 to narrow the selection down to the Top 3 Finalists. There were 45 submissions. The Finalists were presented to the full Task Force during the monthly … Continue reading
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Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Grants Awarded
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – DECEMBER 15, 2011 FOR STATEWIDE RELEASE ARKANSAS CIVIL WAR SESQUICENTENNIAL COMMISSION AWARDS GRANTS FOR PROJECTS LITTLE ROCK—The Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission has awarded seven grants totaling $12,359 for projects that will commemorate the war in the … Continue reading
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On this date in Civil War history: December 9, 1861 - The Battle of Chusto-Talasah
Also known as the engagement of “Caving Banks” or “Little High Shoals,” the Civil War Battle of Chusto-Talasa took place on Bird Creek near present Sperry in Tulsa County. In November 1861 Col. Douglas H. Cooper, Confederate commander of the … Continue reading
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