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February 27, 1865: The Diary of John B. Jones - On this day 150 years ago, Confederate war clerk John B. Jones noted in his diary that pressure was building in the Confederate Congress to pass a law al...
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Maritime Program: Purging the Seas - This should be interesting: Purging the Seas: Government Reaction to Piracy, 1600-2015 Governments have had a conflicting and complicated relationship with...5 hours ago
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The Liberty Bell - *Mississippi, Harrison County, Pass Christian* The bell bears the inscription "Proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof."...5 hours ago
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Smith: "SHILOH: Conquer or Perish" - [Shiloh: Conquer or Perish by Timothy B. Smith (University Press of Kansas, 2014). Hardcover, 20 maps, photos, OB, notes, bibliography, index. Pages main/tot...
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Women of the U.S. Sanitary Commission - Patriots Who Volunteered to Aid Union Soldiers Image: Men and women volunteers in the backyard of the United States Sanitary Commission depot at Frederic...20 hours ago
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Mar 07, 2015 - Beginner Level Pottery Workshop - The pottery workshop will be from 10:00 am until 12:00 pm every 1st and 3rd Saturdays at Art at Heart, 1915 Mission 66 Suite D. The cost for the classes wi...1 day ago
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[CIVIL-WAR] Why Some Civil War Soldiers Glowed in the Dark - After the Battle of Shiloh, some soldiers' wounds glowed in the dark. Why they recovered better than those that did not: http://mentalfloss.com/article/3038...1 day ago
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Preservation is more important than small minds - Some clown named Donnie Johnston (who can take someone named Donnie seriously anyway? It raises memories of Donny Osmond….) writes a regular column for t...2 days ago
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Battle of Brice's Crossroads http://www.finalstands.com/battlegrounds/ - Battle of Brice's Crossroads http://www.finalstands.com/battlegrounds/ www.finalstands.com www.finalstands.com2 days ago
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'Captain America 3' Plot Spoilers: Peter Parker Dies During Civil War, Miles ... - Design & Trend - Design & Trend *'Captain America 3' Plot Spoilers: Peter Parker Dies During Civil War, Miles ...* *Design & Trend* The tweet above, while noted for being b...3 days ago
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The Cause of All Nations: an International History of the American Civil War - Every now and then, certain Civil War devotees need a stinging slap across the face to pull us out of the narrow-focus trance of battle studies and biogra...
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Civil War Book Preview: Jefferson Davis’s Flight from Richmond by John Stewart - Jefferson Davis’s Flight from Richmond: The Calm Morning, Lee’s Telegrams, the Evacuation, the Train, the Passengers, the Trip, the Arrival in Danville and...4 days ago
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The 48th/150th: The Regiment's New Commander, Colonel George Washington Gowen - 150 years ago. . .the soldiers of the 48th Pennsylvania continued to wait out the winter while in their trenches and bombproofs outside of Petersburg, spen...
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150 Years Ago Today ~ February 21, 1865 - 150 Years Ago Today... February 21, 1865 McNeill’s Rangers Capture Union Generals (Cumberland, Maryland) Led by 22 year-old Lt. Jesse McNeill [pictured]...6 days ago
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The ages at which they died. - As many of you know, I've been reading (slowly) through Joseph Glathaar's *General Lee's Army.*On page 394, I came across this statement: "Younger men, usu...1 week ago
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A Soldier in the Fourth California Infantry - Recently, I purchased a small lot of Civil War discharge papers that I plan to use as the basis for small research projects in a couple of my classes. A...
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ALPLM hits the wall - The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, the management of which has long been derided in this blog, now faces reorganization driven by the Illin...2 weeks ago
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Fun with Facebook: New Market Heights Edition - For those interested in an exercise regarding history, memory, and modern (mis) understandings of the American Civil War, I present to you the following link...
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Re: [MS-CW] Ross' Mississippi Brigade - Dear List: F.M. Martin, Pvt., Co. A, 3rd Battn. MS Cav. (Ashcraft's) [Co. A was Davis' Company, raised in Itawamba County.] Enlisted Jan. 9, 1864, at Fulto...5 weeks ago
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New Discovery From the Hunley - THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 2015 H.L. Hunley: Scientists peeling away crust on submarine marvel at its craftsmanship Scientists remove concretion (Photos courtesy...
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Civil War Military Historians Are Freaking Out? – Part 2 - (Cross-posted, with minor changes, from Blog Them Out of the Stone Age) It turns out that Megan isn’t the only writer in the blogosphere to comment on thes...5 weeks ago
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Mississippi Moonshine Politics: How Bootleggers and the Law Kept a Dry State Soaked - I'm pleased to announce that my new book, *Mississippi Moonshine Politics*, the story of state prohibition in Mississippi, will be released in March! Altho...1 month ago
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Re: [MS Cemeteries] Water Valley Cemetery in Yalobusha County Mississippi - This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: gnphllps Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards...2 months ago
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Cool and Gallant in the Extreme - Top Row Lieutenants King, Cushing, and Evans at Antietam On November 7, 2014, President Obama bestowed the Medal of Honor on First Lieutenant Alonzo Cushi...3 months ago
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[MISSISSIPPI] FW: [Geiger] FW: November meeting CCGHS - > > Forwarded from another List. Speed's and Gieger's are intermarried in MS. > > From: ponder97@bellsouth.net > To: ; > Subject: November meeting > Date: ...3 months ago
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The Mystery of J.R. Kealoha - Soldier of the United States Colored Troops - *Image of Headstone for J.R. Kealoha* Recently I saw a video from Hawaii about a Civil War soldier receiving a headstone. The remarkable part was that the...
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September 30, 1954: USS *Nautilus* commissioned - The USS *Nautilus,* the world's first nuclear submarine, is commissioned by the U.S. Navy. The *Nautilus* was constructed under the direction of U.S. Nav...4 months ago
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*Civil War* in *Mississippi* GOP – will it spread? | Blog for Arizona - In any event, McDaniel is supposedly a BFD for Tea Party types in their *civil war* against the GOP establishment. Some pundits have speculated that the *ci...6 months ago
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New endeavor - While this blog has mostly been about Civil War topics and teaching the Civil War, an occasional general history and teaching post has made it on here. As ...8 months ago
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Documentary Review: Civil War: The Untold Story - Nearly 150 years after its end in 1865, the American Civil War still holds the imagination and fascination of millions not only in our nation, but of man...
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Front page imagery - The home page of *Antietam on the Web* is a simple table of contents decorated by a photograph. Since a major redesign of the site in 2010, I've used about...11 months ago
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william r gregory - William r Gregory was my great grand father,he is buried in the Beulah cemetery in union co. ms. born 1839 died 18821 year ago
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Weekend in WNC - the second highlight of my summer - Two blog posts in one day; crazy, I know. But it's pretty eventful around here lately. July 5-9 was spent in Mills River with my old buddy Glenn Bailey and...1 year ago
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Uncle Thurman was a Gandy Dancer. . . - I came across a short film "Gandy Dancers" online that reminded me of my paternal uncle, Thurman Callen who retired from the railroad. Uncle Thurman was the ...
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Battle of Stones River – 150th Anniversary - Today is the 150th anniversary of the sanguinary Battle of Stones River. This tragic battle occurred just north of the town of Murfreesboro, Tennessee when...2 years ago
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(review) Pay For Play: A History of Big-Time College Athletic Reform - May book review: http://bit.ly/lVmTWR3 years ago
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Confederate Memorial Day - On this day, April 26th, the state of Mississippi celebrates Confederate Memorial Day.3 years ago
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To Re-Build, One Has to destroy! - Lots going om at CWi the next few weeks, and it begins today. Here’s a short timeline of what’s about to happen: For the next 2 or 3 days – no news. Today...4 years ago
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Civil War Drummer Boy Johnny Clem Takes Arms - In a previous post we learned of the circumastances under which young Johnnie clem left home in order to enlist and fight for the cause. What follows her...4 years ago
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Time Out - Please accept my apologies for the lack of recent posts. Now that tax season is officially over, I am hopeful that I can return to regular postings to this...5 years ago
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Augusta Inge - *My story is hospitality.* *I am Augusta Inge.* In April 1862, Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston made his headquarters in my home, Rose Cottage. I...6 years ago
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Civil War Regiments from Missouri, 1861-1865 by Leo Rassieur - Civil War Regiments from Missouri, 1861-1865 by Leo Rassieur We are pleased to announce that Civil War Regiments from Missouri, 1861-1865 by Leo Rassieur i...7 years ago
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