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This Week in the American Civil War: May 24-30, 1865

Posted on May 25, 2015 by civilwarweek

Easy Plugin for AdSense by Unreal 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 May 24, 1865 SHERMAN’S ARMY IN WASHINGTON GRAND REVIEW For … Continue reading →

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This Week in the American Civil War: October 1-7, 1862

Posted on December 4, 2012 by civilwarweek

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 October 1, 1862 Disturbed since the Battle of Antietam about the status of the Army … Continue reading →

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Civil War fort at Jamestown is dug up to get at 1607 site

Posted on May 8, 2012 by civilwarweek

By W. Barksdale Maynard This article appeared in the May 7, 2012 issue of the Washington Post. Since the sensational 1994 discovery of James Fort, the first permanent English settlement in the New World, excavations have revealed palisade walls and numerous buildings, … Continue reading →

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This Week in the Civil War: April 16-22, 1862

Posted on April 16, 2012 by civilwarweek

Information courtesy of the Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force Major Highlights for the week Wednesday April 16, 1862 Confederate President Jefferson Davis approved an act of the Confederate Congress calling for the conscription of every white … Continue reading →

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Jamestown dig probes historic church and Civil War earthwork

Posted on June 13, 2011 by civilwarweek

By Mark St. John Erickson, [email protected] | 247-4783 JAMES CITY —— When archaeologist William Kelso began digging at Jamestown in 1994, few historians gave him much chance of finding the long-lost English fort of 1607. Most believed the pioneering outpost had disappeared into the James … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: Pocahontas

This Week in the American Civil War: May 24-30, 1865

This Week in the American Civil War: October 1-7, 1862

Civil War fort at Jamestown is dug up to get at 1607 site

This Week in the Civil War: April 16-22, 1862

Jamestown dig probes historic church and Civil War earthwork

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