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Thursday, May 30, 2019
The namesake of a revenue cutter that made history will fire a commemorative shot near Fort Sumter today
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Harriet Lane (top, right) and the modern US Coast Guard cutter (USCG) The namesake of the vessel that fired what’s believed to be the ...
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Thursday, May 23, 2019
Plant-based medicines used by a resource-challenged Confederacy are effective against modern drug-resistant bacteria
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White oak was among remedies tested in study (Photo by Stephen Nowland, Emory University) The resourcefulness of the Confederacy – ha...
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
A Civil War soldier's grave and his headstone were under a Long Island church. But for years, no one knew exactly where. Now it's time to honor his dedication to congregation and country
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Removal of floor exposed headstone for John Codman Pollitz (Trinity Episcopal) A Long Island church on June 2 will rededicate the gr...
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
Canoe trip next month will take in Virginia Civil War sites
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National Park Service historian Greg Mertz will be the guide on the third annual Friends of the Wilderness Civil War canoe trip on June 22. ...
Saturday, May 18, 2019
Artifacts are now interpreted at Alabama tavern museum
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Employees with the city's Arts and Museums Department in Florence, Ala., have been getting Pope's Tavern Museum ready to reopen in J...
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