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Tuesday, June 25, 2019
Treasures from the CSS Georgia: Conserved artifacts from vessel are carefully stored, awaiting their moment in a museum's spotlight
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Shanna Daniel examines cannon (U.S. Navy: Spc. 2nd Class Mutis A. Capizzi) CSS Georgia ammunition fuzes (US Navy photo) Mor...
Tuesday, June 18, 2019
More Camp Lawton prison site artifacts: Railroad spike, sash clasps, bricks, whiteware sherd and a copper rivet
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Clasp for sash worn by a Confederate (Camp Lawton Archaeology Project, GSU) A spring-fed stream and a towering stockade wall separate...
Saturday, June 15, 2019
'Out of the blue': A stirrup likely belonging to Confederate horse is a surprise find during excavations at Camp Lawton site in Georgia
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The recovered stirrup (Camp Lawton Archaeology Project, Georgia Southern University) It’s been a fruitful summer field school for Georg...
Thursday, June 13, 2019
Recovered guns from CSS Peedee now on display in SC
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After four years of conservation in North Charleston, the three massive cannons of the Confederate cruiser CSS Peedee have been returned to ...
Wednesday, June 12, 2019
UPDATE: Rare flag carried by Pennsylvania African-American regiment sold for $196K to Atlanta History Center
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(Courtesy of Morphy Auctions) A flag painted by hand for one of 11 African-American regiments from Pennsylvania was auctioned for $196,8...
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