Friday, July 31, 2026

A flier checked a bag carrying five pieces of Civil War artillery ammo. She didn't know they had been stolen by a grandchild from Fort Morgan on Mobile Bay, officials say

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The artillery rounds were wrapped in paper towels (TSA-Gulf Shores photos) Alabama’s Fort Morgan State Historic Site will not press charges...
Thursday, July 30, 2026

Battle of the Crater: Park historian Emmanuel Dabney thinks you should know about these 5 men, three of whom fought with the USCT and two who wore gray

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John Elder's painting of the Crater emphasizes the Confederate perspective  The Battle of the Crater, which occurred 162 years ago today...
Sunday, July 26, 2026

Yankee cavalry torched Sope Creek paper mill above Atlanta. Now a nonprofit aims to preserve the stone wall of ruins in federal park along the Chattahoochee River

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Ruins: Chattahoochee National Park Conservancy, map from NPS, marker by David Seibert, HMdb.org In the days before Union Maj. Gen. William T...
Friday, July 24, 2026

Remembering the Sultana disaster: This 14-foot model greeted Arkansas museum visitors for years. It was one of two made for a film about Civil War tragedy

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The old Sultana museum (Picket photo), Gene Salecker with model and a still from film abouit the disaster About 25 years ago, an Ohio docume...
Sunday, July 19, 2026

Battle of Peachtree Creek: Featherston's Mississippi brigade led the charge, suffered massive casualties as other units got lost or were delayed in the confusion

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Gen. Featherston, park at center of fighting (Picket), brigade is fourth arrow from left (Georgia Battlefields Association) Whether he was c...