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Having lost Norfolk, Va., in March 1862, Confederates realized the James River was open for a Federal advance on Richmond. The Confederate army needed to select a position along the river that would command all traffic on the James. That second-line was a bluff overlooking a sharp bend in the river. The bluff, named...
A helium shortage is threatening to deflate a western New York museum‘s plans for the July 4 launch of a manned balloon like the ones used in the Civil War to guide Union artillery against Confederate positions. The Intrepid is a centerpiece of the Genesee Country Museum’s 150th anniversary commemoration of the Civil War. It replicates one...
Claiming they never wanted all the attention, some groups maintain they’ve been thrust on the stage that is the Confederate flag ban debate in Lexington in order to protect their rights, while others seem all too ready to take advantage of the spotlight. The Lexington Police Department confirmed it obtained several calling cards and...
WASHINGTON – Dr. Adalbert Volck lead a most interesting life. A trained dentist, Volck plied his profession in Baltimore during the mid-19th century. But the good dentist also had some intriguing sidelines. As a Southern loyalist during the Civil War, he operated a safe house for rebel soldiers and agents, smuggled medical supplies to...
Ivan Frantz Jr. filled out an application in December to apply for an official government headstone for an unknown Confederate soldier buried in Hellam Township. In the spot for the name, Frantz wrote “Unknown Confederate Soldier.” He put down “unknown” for the date of birth and June 1863 for the date of death. Frantz...
City officials are set to decide what has become a contentious fight over whether a funeral home should be allowed on the site of a Civil War battlefield. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports (http://bit.ly/JxX0SU) that the Jonesboro City Council is scheduled to take up the matter at a Monday night meeting. At issue is an...
The Civil War comes alive at Gibson Ranch this weekend. Visitors will have the opportunity to tour civilian, Union and Confederate camps, witness battle re-enactments, and enjoy period music, food and crafts. You can also hear historic speeches and chat with living history enactors. Plus there will be a horseman demonstration, cannon firings, fashion show, May Day celebration...
Live Oak — A group of people displaying Confederate flags on private property across the street from Suwannee High School, within view of students, caused a disturbance on campus this morning, SHS principal Ted Roush said. It is not yet clear if the group displaying the flags in the parking lot of Johnson’s Radio...
Danville, VA – The City of Danville played an incredibly important role in the Civil War. It served as the last capital of the Confederacy and was one of the few southern cities with access to a rail line. But something you may not know is the city’s history that’s worth digging for. Danville’s...
150 years ago, part of history was written right in our own backyard. “When you think of the Civil War, you think of Virginia and South Carolina, you don’t think of Elmira, NY. But it had a big impact on this community and that state,” said Bob Roe of the Chemung Valley Living History...
