The top 11 Civil War Picket posts – by Blogger page views -- in 2022 covered the spectrum, with an abiding interest in artifacts and archaeology. Among them: discovered artillery shells at national parks, the return of a long last marker to Manassas and the bonnet belonging to Lincoln conspirator Mary Surratt.
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few items in the works and we look forward to rolling those and others out in
2023. Thanks so much for your continued interest. Please tell a friend or
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11. THE
SULTANA STORY: A new Arkansas museum focusing on this
little-known Civil War maritime disaster will feature artifacts from the current
two-room venue, recently collected items and professionally produced exhibits
that will tell all facets of the story. –
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10. LITTLE
ROUND TOP: Gettysburg National Military Park has been implementing rehabilitation
projects at sites on the battlefield that have suffered from the effects of
erosion and crowds that have worn down trails and other features. Little Round
Top remains closed for improvements. – Read more
8. USS
MONITOR: Twenty years ago this past summer, the turret of USS Monitor broke the surface of
the Atlantic Ocean off the North Carolina coast, the crowning achievement in
the recovery of much of the legendary Civil War ironclad. – Read more
7. LINCOLN
CONSPIRATOR’S BONNET: Many visitors to the Drummer Boy Civil War Museum in
Andersonville, Ga., are surprised to learn it displays a quilted black bonnet
worn by convicted and hanged Lincoln conspirator Mary Surratt. A New Orleans
conservator stabilized and did repairs on the unusual artifact. – Read more
6. REMEMBERING
VINCE DOOLEY: The former University of Georgia football coach and athletics
director, who died in October, brought celebrity and a real passion for history
when he toured and backed preservation of battlefields or attended meetings of
the Atlanta Civil War Roundtable. The Picket asked those who knew him about
their memories and thoughts on Dooley's legacy in the history field. – Read more
5. SURPRISE
FIND AT FORT SUMTER: A keen-eyed visitor at Fort Sumter, where the first shots of
the Civil War were fired, in August noticed a corroded cannonball protruding
from the lower parade ground, prompting a bomb squad to be brought in. – Read more
4. MANSASSA
MARKER COMES HOME: A
missing stone fragment that once marked a position held by a bloodied Georgia
regiment is back at the Manassas battlefield in Virginia, ending a saga that
began decades ago. The Civil War
marker’s story is a fragmented tale whose pieces finally came together earlier
this year when the chunk of marble was donated to the park by a small private
school in McLean, about 45 minutes away. How did it end up at the school? – Read more
3. BIG RIG SMASHES MONUMENT: A rural community in northern Ohio hopes to pick up the pieces – literally – and rebuild a Civil War monument that was obliterated when a tractor trailer careened through a downtown square. The stone memorial in LaGrange with a soldier on top was shattered and a flagpole was crushed. – Read more
2. RARE ENFIELD
RIFLES: Conservation of 20 British-made rifles intended for Confederate use
is in a significant new phase, as specialists in Georgia have removed two of
them from an aquarium tank so they can be treated with a wood preservative. The Pattern 1853 Enfields were carried by a blockade
runner and lost when it hit a sandbar in Charleston, S.C, in 1863. – Read more
1. RELIC HUNTER
CAUGHT AT CHANCELLORSVILLE: A Virginia man paid a civil penalty of more than
$15,000 after he was caught using a metal detector and digging on the
Chancellorsville battlefield in Virginia, officials said. The
unidentified Alexandria man “was very forthcoming because he
did not realize he was on federal property and gave up anything he had,” the
park superintendent said. – Read more
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