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Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Popular Michigan muster, last held in 2018, is making a return

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Michigan’s popular Jackson Civil War Muster is back after four years, and at its original location in Cascades Fall Park. The muster will be...
Sunday, March 20, 2022

Black luminaries among potential new names for military bases

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African Americans from Virginia honored for their Civil War service to the Union are among 87 potential new names for nine federal military ...
Thursday, March 17, 2022

National Civil War Museum offers free admission for low-income visitors

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The National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg, Pa., just opened its doors wider by joining Museums for All, a program that allows people recei...
Wednesday, March 16, 2022

High-tech talent: Savannah College of Art and Design students bring wow factor to story of USS Montauk, other monitors at Fort McAllister

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Renderings of the USS Montauk, tent, cabin base, home and cannon (Courtesy of SCAD) A couple years back, Greg Johnson and his family travele...
Friday, March 11, 2022

Devil's Den, a rocky focal point on the second day of Gettysburg, will close for 6 months as park addresses erosion and safety issues

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Visitors to Devil's Den a few years after the battle (Library of Congress) A second landmark at Gettysburg National Military Park will ...
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