Monthly Archives: July 2011

Eight Civil War battlefields get government grants

Posted on July 31, 2011 by civilwarweek

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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Exec. director of National Museum of Civil War Medicine in Md. is myth-buster, works on shows

Posted on July 26, 2011 by civilwarweek

STAN GOLDBERG The Frederick News-Post FREDERICK, Md. — Actress Ashley Judd learned the truth about her great-great-great-grandfather from George Wunderlich, executive director of the National Museum of Civil War Medicine in Frederick. She thought her ancestor had lost a leg as … Continue reading →

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National Park Service Director Jarvis Addresses The Value and Importance Of Maintaining Civil War Sites

Posted on July 25, 2011 by civilwarweek

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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Civil War comes back to life on Virginia battlefield

Posted on July 24, 2011 by civilwarweek

By Fabienne Faur (AFP) MANASSAS, Virginia — The cannons boomed and the guns flared as the mists of times parted, and north and south squared off again on a Virginia field in a living reminder of the first major battle … Continue reading →

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Manassas rescue fueled preservation movement

Posted on July 24, 2011 by civilwarweek

Manassas was where today’s battlefield preservation efforts began, with an assist from Fredericksburg. By CLINT SCHEMMER   A hundred and fifty years ago Thursday near this railroad junction, terrible bloodshed occurred. Millions know the event today as the First Battle … Continue reading →

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150th Anniversary Reenactment of the First Battle of Manassas/Bull Run Will Occur as Scheduled July 23-24, 2011

Posted on July 24, 2011 by civilwarweek

PRINCE WILLIAM AND MANASSAS, Va., July 22, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The commemorative reenactment of The First Battle of Manassas/Bull Run will proceed as scheduled on Saturday, July 23 and Sunday, July 24, 2011 at Pageland Farm in Gainesville, VA. Roughly 17,000 spectators are expected to watch this definitive … Continue reading →

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Wool-clad Civil War re-enactors brace for heat

Posted on July 24, 2011 by civilwarweek

MATTHEW BARAKAT, Associated Press MANASSAS, Va. (AP) — For all the attention to authenticity, organizers for a major re-enactment marking the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Bull Run can’t replicate one important detail: the weather. Forecasts this weekend in Manassas … Continue reading →

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Park Board attorney says it can’t change Lake Calhoun’s name

Posted on July 23, 2011 by civilwarweek

By Anthony Lonetree, Star Tribune Lake Calhoun or Lake Humphrey? Never mind, an attorney suggests. In a three-page opinion addressing a potential renaming of Lake Calhoun, Brian Rice, attorney for the Minneapolis Park Board, says he believes the board “has … Continue reading →

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On this date in history: July 21, 1861 - Battle of 1st Bull Run/1st Manassas

Posted on July 22, 2011 by civilwarweek

Manassas Junction, Virginia, was the magnet that attracted the armies of North and South to the banks of Bull Run in July 1861. There two railroads, the Manassas Gap and the Orange & Alexandria, connected thirty miles southwest of Washington, … Continue reading →

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Civil War 150th Anniversary Events at Manassas National Battlefield

Posted on July 21, 2011 by civilwarweek

Originally posted by Brian at The District. Thursday, July 21, will be the 150th anniversary of the first Battle of Manassas, one of the fiercest battles in the Civil War. Throughout the week ahead, Manassas and other area landmarks will hold … Continue reading →

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