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Thursday, January 28, 2021

Thanks for playing 'Guess the Mystery Artifact' from a Civil War blockade runner! Johnny, what do we have for our lucky winner?

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(Courtesy of Fort Fisher State Historic Site) The photo caught my eye immediately. Is that a clump of seashells? Or a weird formation from t...
Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Maryland's Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area gets boost

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The Hagerstown (Md.) City Council on Tuesday voted to approve expansion of the Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area. With so many local econ...
Thursday, January 21, 2021

Rebounding after arson fire: CSS Chattahoochee engines have been conserved, are now inside National Civil War Naval Museum

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[ Updated Jan. 27 ] Months after an arson fire tore through an outside storage area at National Civil War Naval Museum in Columbus, Ga, eng...
Sunday, January 17, 2021

New 3D experience showcases Gettysburg landmarks as you've never seen them. Virtual tours of homes are 'up-close and personal'

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Virtual tour of two-room home of Lydia Leister (NPS images) Whether Covid-19 or distance is keeping you away from Gettysburg, park officials...
Sunday, January 10, 2021

Where 'Fighting Joe' Wheeler whupped 'em: A quick revisit to the Brown's Mill cavalry battlefield outside Atlanta

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Scenes from Brown's Mill (All park photos by Civil War Picket) I made a brief stop Saturday afternoon at Brown’s Mill Battlefield Histor...
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Fascinated by the Civil War since childhood, I used to terrorize my children by dragging them to battlefields across the South. I am a writer, editor and Web producer.
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