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Friday, January 3, 2025

Cavalry clashed often near this home outside Atlanta. After years of potential loss to Cobb County development, it is being sold for $1 and relocation to a safe place

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The McAfee house was built around 1840, when Cobb County was mostly farms (Cobb Landmarks) For $1 – yes, ONE DOLLAR -- you can buy an Atlant...
Saturday, December 28, 2024

2024's Top 12 Picket posts: Fort Fisher earthworks, Meade's cool hat, replica gun at Walmart, USS Monitor mystery, Burning of Darien survivor -- and much more

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Clockwise: Enfield rifles conserved in Georgia; Herb Peck collection auction, Adam Strain building in Darien, Ga., deadline at Andersonville...
Sunday, December 22, 2024

Our flag was still there: 'The Demon of Unrest' brings attention to the march to war, Fort Sumter's brave commander and the return of Old Glory after Union triumph

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Souvenir from April 1865 flag-raising (Courtesy Glen Hayes), Peter Hart puts flag back up during 1861 bombardment If you look closely at the...
Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Pieces of a Civil War statue pulverized by big rig in an Ohio township were reassembled. Now the old soldier is guiding efforts to build a new monument

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The Sherman statue was reassembled piece by piece to serve as a guide (Photos Nicholas Fairplay) English-born Nicholas Fairplay has carved g...
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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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