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Tag Archives: Sesquicentennial
Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force unveils logo
Easy Plugin for AdSense by Unreal 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 … 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
Posted in 1862, Commemoration, Reenactment
Tagged 2012, Civil War, Commemoration, Felix Zollicoffer, George Thomas, January, Kentucky, Mill Springs, Preservation, Reenactment, Sesquicentennial
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From the Civil War Journal of Sgt. Sam Bloomer, 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Co. B, Dec. 24, 1861-Jan. 9, 1862
The following is an excerpt from the Civil War Diary of Sergeant Sam Bloomer, 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Company B, while the regiment was at Edward’s Ferry. The entries are from the period December 24, 1861 through January 9, 1862. … Continue reading
Posted in 1861, 1862, Diary, Journal
Tagged 1861, 1862, 1st Minnesota, Christmas, Civil War, Company B, Edwards Ferry, General Stone, Minnesota, New Year's, Sam Bloomer, Sergeant, Sesquicentennial, Stillwater, Stillwater Guard, Virginia
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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
Posted in Commemoration, This Week in the Civil War
Tagged Civil War, Contest, Dayton, Erdahl, Logo, Minnesota, Ritchie, Sesquicentennial
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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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Tagged Arkansas, Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources, Baxter County Library, Bentonville, Butler Center, Civil War, Conway County, DeValls Bluff, Fort Lincoln Freedom Fest, Grants, Hot Springs, Little Rock, Magnolia Ball, Peel Compton Foundation, Sesquicentennial, wayside exhibit
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Northampton Community College celebrates opening of Civil War exhibit
By Sara K. Satullo | The Express-Times A crowd quickly developed around Brian Alnutt as he guided visitors through the Civil War exhibit on loan toNorthampton Community College. Alnutt is an assistant professor of history at the college and was acting … Continue reading
Public re-enactment of South Mountain, Antietam battles will be held in 2012
Two-day event on private land near Boonsboro will mark 150th anniversary of Civil War battles By HEATHER KEELS [email protected] HAGERSTOWN— An estimated 4,000 Civil War re-enactors will stage a public re-enactment of the battles of South Mountain and Antietam on … Continue reading
Posted in 1862, Maryland, Reenactment
Tagged 1862, Antietam, Boonsboro, Boonsboro's Washington Monument, Brittany's Hope Foundation, Central Maryland Heritage League, Chris Anders, Crampton's Gap, Dan Spedden, Ed Wenschhof, Fox's Gap, Gathland State Park, George Alfred Townsend, Hagerstown, Hagerstown-Washington Convention and Visitors Bureau, Harpers Ferry, Maryland 67, Maryland Campaign, Rear Rank Productions, Reenactment, September, Sesquicentennial, South Mountain, South Mountain Recreation Area, South Mountain State Battlefield, special-needs children, The Southern Division, Thomas B. Riford, Turner's Gap, U.S. 40, Washington Monument State Park, West Virginia
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Manassas rescue fueled preservation movement
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