Conjuring future of Cravens House

Turning the landmark Cravens House into a visitors center is one of the ideas proposed by the National Park Service as it updates its management plan for Lookout Mountain Battlefield -- the land, trails, buildings and historic monuments the agency owns from the foot of the mountain to its peak. Historic preservation is the thrust. The idea is to have the battlefields look as they did during the Civil War. That could include removal of side buildings and features that came after the conflict. • Article.

Descendants want to mark prisoners' graves

Another battle has broken out over the memorial for Confederate soldiers who died at Point Lookout in Maryland during the Civil War. Descendants want to mark a mass burial plot and want to dig to find its exact boundaries. But the federal National Cemetery Association says remains should not be disturbed. • Article