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This Week in the American Civil War: June 14-20, 1865
Information courtesy of the Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force (www.mncivilwar150.com and “Minnesota Civil War 150” on Facebook) Major Highlights for the Week June 14, 1865 John Mitchell, editor of the Richmond Examiner newspaper was arrested by Federal authorities on … Continue reading
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This Week in the American Civil War: June 7-13, 1865
Information courtesy of the Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force (www.mncivilwar150.com and “Minnesota Civil War 150” on Facebook) Major Highlights for the Week June 7, 1865 A small model of a steamboat made by President Abraham Lincoln in 1849 was … Continue reading
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Tagged 1865, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Austin, Chattanooga, Cleveland Leader, E. Kirby Smith, executive order, Grand Review, hospitals, Illinois, Indiana, Indians, June, Lincoln conspirators, Massachusetts, Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force, Mississippi, Mississippi River, New Mexico Territory, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Postmaster General, Sixth Corps, Tennessee, Texas, Texas Treasury Raid, U.S. Marshal, U.S. Patent Office, Ward Hill Lamon, William L. Sharkey, Wisconsin
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This Week in the American Civil War: February 8-14, 1865
Information courtesy of the Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force (www.mncivilwar150.com and “Minnesota Civil War 150” on Facebook) Major Highlights for the Week Wednesday February 8, 1865 The United States House of Representatives passed a joint resolution declaring that the … Continue reading
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This Week in the American Civil War: January 11-17, 1865
Information courtesy of the Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force (www.mncivilwar150.com and “Minnesota Civil War 150” on Facebook) Major Highlights for the Week Wednesday January 11, 1865 Meeting in St. Louis, the Constitutional Convention of Missouri adopted an ordinance abolishing … Continue reading
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2013-2015 Civil War Reenactment Calendar
NOTE: We receive a lot of requests for information on Civil War reenactment events throughout the country. Below is a listing of events to assist people in their search for an event near them. This Week in the Civil War does … Continue reading
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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
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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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It was 150 years ago in the Civil War [April 12-30, 1861]
April 12, 1861 - Fort Sumter fired upon in Charleston, South Carolina. April 14, 1861 - Fort Sumter surrendered. April 15, 1861 - President Lincoln calls for volunteers A Proclamation by the President of the United Stales. Whereas, the laws … Continue reading
Frederick A. Aiken Biography
Sarah Olivia WESTON was born in West Randolph, Orange, Vermont. Educated at home, chiefly under private tuition. She continued her studies in Boston, devoting her attention principally to the classics and history, under the direction of several noted professors at Cambridge, she being the … Continue reading
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