Tag Archives: Commemoration

Civil War soldier’s memorabilia finds a family

Posted on May 23, 2012 by civilwarweek

Easy Plugin for AdSense by Unreal West End pawn broker to give items to relative Read the original story here. By Chad Smith Pocono Record Writer May 23, 2012 The story’s got a happy ending. About three weeks ago, the Pocono … Continue reading →

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Request for Help - 1st Minnesota photographs

Posted on March 2, 2012 by civilwarweek

This is Wayne Jorgenson. I am a Civil War collector and historian on the First Minnesota Infantry. I am in the final stages of writing a book about the men who served in the First Minnesota Infantry during the Civil … Continue reading →

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150th Anniversary Mill Springs Reenactment to be held January 21-22, 2012

Posted on January 15, 2012 by civilwarweek

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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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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Civil War re-enactors remember the fallen at historic courthouse

Posted on May 9, 2011 by civilwarweek

By Leigh Kelley Times-News Staff Writer Shots from Confederate Civil War “soldiers” rang out on Main Street Saturday as members of several area Civil War re-enactment groups celebrated Confederate Memorial Day with a ceremony in front of the Historic Henderson County … Continue reading →

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Blacks stay away from 150th-anniversary Civil War events; National Park Service reaches out

Posted on April 16, 2011 by civilwarweek

Article by: BRUCE SMITH, Associated Press Updated: April 15, 2011 - 2:19 PM CHARLESTON, S.C. - As cannons thudded around Charleston Harbor this week in commemoration of the start of the war that extinguished slavery, the audiences for the 150th-anniversary events … Continue reading →

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