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Wednesday, November 20, 2024
This ID tag belonged to a Ohio private who likely died at Monocacy. The battlefield in Maryland will display 3 disks on a rotating basis after its museum overhaul
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The Edward Mathess tag (NPS) and ranger Matt Borders with photo of Gen. Wallace In early July 1864, the 126 th Ohio Volunteer Infantry and ...
Friday, November 15, 2024
In the things I did not know department but learned at a museum: Likeness of famous Civil War eagle Old Abe was used as logo on Case farming threshers
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Tour guide Oro Ball, closeup of eagle logo (Picket photos) and the real Old Abe in 1870s After an embarrassingly long time without having pa...
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
A history sleuth from Michigan wanted to know: Was Wallace W. Wight of the Iron Brigade buried at Fredericksburg? He and a park researcher figured it out
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The grave in question (Peter Maugle/NPS), the registry for a W.W. Wright Jr. and citizen historian Mark Fischer The recent identification of...
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Thursday, October 31, 2024
The Army at first thought a shell found this summer on a Wisconsin range may have been from the Civil War. Who actually made the 10-pounder? These guys!
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The shell found at a Wisconsin training range (Claudia Neve/U.S. Army) and Bruce and Bernie (right) Paulson on the set of "The Blue and...
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