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Friday, April 19, 2024
Andrew Banasik named next superintendent at Antietam National Battlefield
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Longtime Civil War history enthusiast Andrew Banasik next month will become superintendent of Antietam National Battlefield in Maryland. “I&...
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
A rare copy of photographer George Barnard's album recording William Sherman's campaign is up for auction. Here's why he was a master of memory and artistry
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Rebel works in front of Atlanta and a scene of ruined depot in Charleston (Fleischer's Auctions) Keith F. Davis recalls visiting a New Y...
Saturday, April 13, 2024
Fort Fisher site in North Carolina to rebuild demolished earthworks and temporarily close for move to a new visitor center and museum
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Planned traverses (top), reproduction guns, new visitor center, Civil War image (Fort Fisher, Library of Congress) In a noteworthy project, ...
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
At Andersonville and elsewhere, crossing the 'deadline' meant death. Whatever the number of incidents, the existence of these barriers kept men in line
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A.J. Klapp's drawing of a deadline shooting at Andersonville (Brown University Library) Before the word deadline became synonymous with ...
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