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This Week in the American Civil War: June 7-13, 1865
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 June 7, 1865 A small model of a steamboat made by … Continue reading
Posted in 1865, This Week in the Civil War
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: March 1-7, 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 March 1, 1865 Federal Major General Phil Sheridan’s cavalry skirmished with a small force of Confederate … Continue reading
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Tagged 1865, 38th Congress, Abraham Lincoln, Albama, Andrew Johnson, Athens, Bureau for the Relief of Freedman and Refugees, Cape Fear River, Cheraw, Comptroller of the Currency, Department of North Carolina, East River Bridge, Elyton, Fayetteville, Flint Hill, Florida, Fort Larned, Freedman's Bureau, Freedman's Savings and Trust Company, George A. Custer, Governor of Tennessee, Hannibal Hamlin, Hugh McCulloch, Jacob D. Cox, Joseph E. Johnston, Jubal Early, Kansas, Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address, Maine, March, Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force, Natural Bridge, New Berne, New Jersey, North Carolina, Patent Office, Pee Dee River, Petersburg, Phillips Cross Roads, President of the United States, Secretary of the Treasury, Shenandoah Valley, South Carolina, Tennessee, Thirteenth Amendment, Thompson's Creek, U.S. Senate, U.S. Transport Thorn, Ulysses Grant, Vice President of the United States, Virginia, Waynesborough, William Fessenden, William G. Brownlow, William T. Sherman, Wilmington, Wisconsin
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Harold Holzer reception Oct. 30 in Kenosha, Wisconsin
On Thursday, October 30, Harold Holzer discusses his new book, Lincoln and the Power of the Press. A public reception begins at 6 p.m., followed by the program at 7 p.m. A suggested $5 donation to the museum will be … Continue reading
Posted in Events
Tagged 2014, Abraham Lincoln, Chicago, Civil War Museum, Harold Holzer, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kenosha, Kenosha Public Museums, Michigan, Minnesota, October 30, Wisconsin
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Indians in the Crater - Remembering the Battle of the Mine, July 30, 1864
by Jeffrey S. Williams Excerpted from Muskets and Memories: A Modern Man’s Journey through the Civil War By late-June 1864, Pennsylvania coal miners in the 48th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry were discussing what they would do, if they were in charge, … Continue reading
Posted in 1864, Battles
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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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Tagged 100th Birthday Committee, 136th New York, 136th New York Volunteer Infantry, A Wilderness Evening, Aldie, Aldie Mill, Alexandria, Andersonville, Andersonville National Historic Site, Annapolis, Antietam National Battlefield, Appomattox 150, Appomattox County Historical Society, Arkansas, Atlanta Campaign, Bacon Creek Station, Baldwin City, Ball's Bluff Battlefield Regional Park, Battery Wagner, Battle for Chattanooga, Battle of Black Jack, Battle of Cheatham Hill, Battle of Chickamauga, Battle of Fort Branch, Battle of Fort Crawford, Battle of Iuka, Battle of Marshall, Battle of Olustee, Battle of Utoy Creek, Bauer Park, Bay City, Bell of Louisville, Belle of Cincinnati, Bentonville Battlefield, Big Pool, Blackford County, Blue-Gray Alliance, Bonnieville, Bost Grist Mill, Brandy Station, Bristoe Station, Bristow, Brooksville, Brooksville Raid, Bruce Boxleitner, Buckland Farm, Burwood-Morgan Mill, California, Camp Jefferson, Camp Nelson, Camp Nelson Civil War Heritage Park, Camp Wildcat, Camp William Penn, Cape May, Cedar Creek, Celebration Belle, Charleston, Checotah, Cheltenham Township, Chickamauga National Battlefield Park, Christmas in Camp, City County Park, Civil War, Civil War 150, Civil War Annapolis, Civil War Christmas, Civil War Events, Civil War Foodfest, Civil War reenacting, Civil War Reenactment, Civil War Reenactments, Clinton, Clover Hill Village, Cold Spring Village, Colonial Planation, Columbus, Columbus-Belmont Park, Concord, Connecticut, Cornersville, Cowtown, David Carpenter, Detroit, Droop Mountain, Durham, Ellwood, events, Fairfax, Florida, Fort Benton, Fort Frederick, Fort Harrison, Fort Huger, Fort Oglethorpe, Fort Sanders, Fort Shenandoah, Fort Ward, Four Oaks, Franconia, Frederick County, Fredericksburg, Friends of Honey Springs Battlefield, Friends of Wilderness Battlefield, George G. Meade, Georgia, Gettysburg, Gettysburg Remembrance Day, Glen Allen, Greenbush, Guyandotte, Hallsville, Hamilton, Harpers Ferry, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, Harris-Kearney House, Hartford City, Haunted Battlefield Tour, Hempstead, Henry County, Hermann, Hermann Farm, Hernando Historical Museum Association, Historic Fort Wayne, Holland, Hollywood Cemetery, Honey Springs, Illinois, Illumination, Indiana, Iowa, Iuka, Jacksonville, James River, John Brown's Raid, John Wilkes Booth, John Wilkes Booth Escape Route Bus Tour, Kansas, Kansas City, Kelly's Ford, Kennesaw, Kennesaw Mountain, Kennesaw State University, Kentucky, Kilpatrick's Breakthrough, Knoxville, Lairdland Farm House, Lake City, Lamoni, LaMott, Laurel Hill Cemetery, Lee's Summit, Leesburg, Letchworth State Park, Lewisburg, Liendo Plantation, Little Rock, Little Rock Campaign, London, Lookout Mountain, Luminary, Luray Caverns, Luray Valley, Madison, Manassas Gap, Marshall, Maryland, Massachusetts, Meadow Farm Museum, Media, Michigan, Middle Creek, Middletown, Middletown and Hummelstown Railroad, Military Ball, Millwood, Mine Run Campaign, Minnesota, Minnesota State Capitol, Missionary Ridge, Mississippi, Missouri, Missouri Town 1855, Moorpark, Mount Zion Historic Park, Mountain Cove Farms, Museums by Candlelight, Nash Farm, New Jersey, New Market, New York, Newburyport, North Carolina, North Pinellas County Scout Sertoma Club, North-South Skirmish Association, NSSA, Oak Brook, Ohio, Oklahoma, Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park, Orange County, Orchard Knob, Pamplin Historical Park, Patrick Gorman, Pennsylvania, Petersburg, Petersburg National Battlefield, Philadelphia, Poplar Grove National Cemetery, Port Arthur, Portage, Prairie Grove, Prestonburg, Prince William County historic Preservation Division, Princeton, Redley Creek State Park, Reed's Bridge Battlefield, Reenactments, Rice, Richmond, Richmond National Battlefield Park, Ringgold, Ringgold Gap, Sabine Pass, Sayler's Creek Battlefield Historical Park, Sharpsburg, Smithfield, Soldiers National Cemetery, South Carolina, Spirit of Peoria, St. Albans Raid, St. Paul, Stanhope, Surratt House Museum, Tennessee, Texas, Thanksgiving 1863, Thanksgiving in the Trenches, The Long Road Home, United States Colored Troop, USCT, Van Raalte Farm, Vermont, Virginia, Virginia Museum of the Civil War, Walker County, War Between the Tastes, Warrenton, Warrenton-Fauquier Heritage Days, Washington DC, Washington State Park, Waterloo Village, West Virginia, Westport, White House of the Confederacy, Wichita, William Lloyd Garrison, Winchester, Wisconsin, Zoar
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This Week in the American Civil War: October 29 – November 4, 1862
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 29, 1862 Skirmishing occurred at Island Mount, Missouri; Sabine Pass, Texas; on the Blackwater … Continue reading
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Tagged 1862, African Descent, Army of the Potomac, Beaufort, Benjamin Butler, Blackwater River, Blue Ridge Mountains, Bolivar, border states, California, Confederate States of America, Corinth, Culpeper Court House, Democrats, Department of the Cumberland, Don Carlos Buell, Emperor Napoleon III of France, First South Carolina Volunteers, Florida, Franklin, George B. McClellan, Georgia, Grand Junction, Great Britain, Harrisonville, Horatio Seymour, House of Representatives, Illinois, Island Mount, James Longstreet, Jefferson Davis, Kanawha, LaGrange, Lavaca, Mary Todd Lincoln, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force, Mississippi, Missouri, New England, New Jersey, New Orleans, New York, New York City, November, October, Ormsby MacKnight Mitchel, Petersburg, Philomont, Potomac River, Republicans, Russia, Sabine Pass, Snicker's Gap, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Ulysses Grant, Vicksburg, Virginia, Warrenton, William S. Rosecrans, Williamsport, Wisconsin, yellow fever
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Wisconsin Civil War hero could get Medal of Honor
by Richard Simon, Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — Alonzo H. Cushing is close to receiving the Medal of Honor, almost 150 years after his heroic actions at the Civil War battle at Gettysburg. A little-noticed provision of a House-approved defense … Continue reading
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Tagged 4th U.S. Artillery, Alonzo Cushing, Andrew Jackson Smith, Bill Clinton, Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Delafield, Frederick Fuger, Gettysburg, Gettysburg National Military Park, Herb Kohl, James Sensenbrenner, John Heiser, John McHugh, La Crosse, Margaret Zerwekh, Medal of Honor, Menomonee Falls, National Park Service, Pickett's Charge, poshumously, Ron Kind, Theodore Roosevelt, William Proxmire, Wisconsin
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