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*Alabama, Franklin County, Newburg*
First known as New Boston when a post office was established here in 1832,
by 1834 the community was known as Newburg. T...
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Confederate sunken ship to be raised from Savanah River - Confederate ship to be raised from Savannah River BY RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH — Divers and military salvage crews will spend the next nine mon...1 hour ago
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January 31, 1865: Jefferson Davis to Robert E. Lee - On this day 150 years ago, Confederate President Jefferson F. Davis sent a series of communications to Robert E. Lee about the state of the Confederacy's...
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“I suppose I am politically ruined. . . .” - “The announcement that the Amendment had been passed. . . was received by the members on the floor and the visitors in the galleries with an outburst of en...3 hours ago
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Feb 05, 2015 - More Than a Painting Workshop - 17:30:00 - Artist Nancy Mitchell will offer this class from 5:30 pm until 8:30 pm at the Southern Cultural Heritage Center, 1302 Adams Street. Create a pai...13 hours ago
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An Interview with Ian Spurgeon: Part II - There has been much discussion recently about the state of the field of Civil War history. Although there are books being published that are superficial an...
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Hennessy's FBR reprint - In the fall, Stackpole will be reprinting a paperback edition of John Hennessy's The First Battle of Manassas: An End to Innocence, July 18-21, 1861. Those m...21 hours ago
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I interviewed Bashar al-Assad about Syria's civil war. He's still too ... - Washington Post - *I interviewed Bashar al-Assad about Syria's civil war. He's still too ...* *Washington Post* The new approach implies that the White House and its allies b...1 day ago
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Civil War Book Review: The Road to Atlanta: Regimental Wargame Scenarios for the Atlanta Campaign May-June 1864 - Butkovich, Brad. The Road to Atlanta: Regimental Wargame Scenarios for the Atlanta Campaign May-June 1864. (Historic Imagination: January 2015). 104 pages,...1 day ago
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[CIVIL-WAR] Ohio Genealogical Society Writing Competition - Reposted, with permission, from the TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM mailing list: Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 11:17:32 -0500 From: Jennifer Alford Subject: [TG...3 days ago
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Widows of Gettysburg - Wives of Generals Killed at Gettysburg Image: Barksdale's Charge by Don Troiani Confederate General William Barksdale - his hat off, his long white hair ...3 days ago
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The Brandy Station Foundation and its wrongheaded lack of focus…. - [image: the_gray_comanches_lg]An article on the Graffiti House appeared in Saturday, January 24’s edition of the *Culpeper Star Exponent*. The article d...4 days ago
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Thoughts on Ft. Fisher - A week ago, I was just getting home from the Fort Fisher event. I had meant to post some thoughts earlier, but book proofs and other things got in the way....
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American Civil War exhibit at the National Library of Scotland - Deed of sale of slave-woman and child, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, 1829. [NLS shelfmark: H.S.632 (3)]*Yankee cries and Rebel yells* is an exhibit on t...
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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...1 week 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...2 weeks ago
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New Lincoln resettlement document - This undated blog posting refers to a new find: a resettlement agreement signed by Lincoln that puts freed slaves in what is modern Belize. I had heard of th...2 weeks ago
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The 48th/150th: A New Year, Another Winter. . .And Still Inside Fort Hell - 150 years ago, the soldiers of the 48th Pennsylvania welcomed the New Year--1865--with but little fanfare or ceremony, though perhaps with a bit more optim...3 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...3 weeks 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...4 weeks 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...2 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: ...2 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...5 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...10 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...3 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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