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Friday, April 1, 2016
'Saving my soul': Bullet-struck Bible's poignant story will be told at Monocacy battlefield
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(Courtesy of Perry Adams Antiques) On a hot summer day in 1864, Pvt. Thomas Cox, hospitalized in Baltimore, Maryland, with a grievous...
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Fashionistas: Those dashing young Zouaves
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Library of Congress At the first battle of Manassas, the soldiers of the 14th Brooklyn hadn't just grabbed any old trousers they ha...
Friday, March 25, 2016
How rocks shaped Civil War outcomes
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A century and a half ago, the Civil War rocked America. But as it turns out, the war itself — in particular, the pivotal battle of Gettysbu...
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
First headstone installed at Poplar Grove
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(Courtesy National Park Service) The first new, upright headstone at Poplar Grove National Cemetery at Petersburg National Battlefiel...
Sunday, March 20, 2016
'Proper respect': First new upright headstones to be installed at Petersburg cemetery
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New headstones after arrival. (Chris Bryce, Petersburg National Battlefield) Installation is scheduled this week for the first of 5,80...
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