Gunpowder and grit: Preparations continue for Battle of Aiken events
The annual gathering traditionally draws thousands of spectators and hundreds of re-enactors from several states helping tell ...
No, Trump admin didn't add 9-star US flag to government websites
A search of website archives confirmed the small, nine-star American flag icon existed prior to U.S. President Donald Trump's ...
Appomattox: Where America's Civil War Neared Its End
Fifty-five years of living in the Southeast during which we enjoyed lots of travel resulted in visiting most of the National ...
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How Women Enlisted as Men to Fight in the Civil War
In April 1861, just three days after the Confederate attack on Fort ... Albert Cashier, an Irish immigrant who came to America sometime before the Civil War, watched the 15th Illinois Infantry ...
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After Confederate Forces Captured Their Children, These Black Mothers Fought to Reunite Their Families
Explore the lives of little-known changemakers who left their mark on the country During the Civil War ... Museum of African American History and Culture When Confederate forces approached ...
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Braggs History Project highlights Civil War battle with roadside marker
The little-known Civil War Battle of Greenleaf Prairie took place on June 16, 1863, near present-day Braggs and extended to ...