WARRENTON, Va. - Betty Jean Vera came clutching a sheaf of yellowing papers, rolled tight and wrapped with string, which she had found in a musty trunk in her attic. The author was a young Confederate ...
"Its departure was a rare scene of patriotic devotion and affection at parting. The date of its moving had become known throughout the county. On the 3d of September, from all its towns there thronged ...
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Thudding cannons and somber music around Charleston Harbor in South Carolina ushered in the commemoration Tuesday of the nation's bloodiest conflict, with the North and South ...
ALBANY, N.Y. - Nearly 150 years after the last fusillade of the Civil War, historians, authors and museum curators are still finding new topics to explore as the nation commemorates the ...
History Seekers on MSN
Why Civil War relics still hide beneath the soil after 150+ years
What began as an ordinary relic hunt became a journey into the Civil War. Beneath the soil, Confederate artifacts emerged, ...
South Carolina gala marks 150 years after secession, sparks debate on slavery. Dec. 20, 2010— -- It's been 150 years since South Carolina became the first state to secede from the Union ahead of ...
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A post-Civil War farmhouse still standing after 150 years
In rural Georgia, we explore a farmhouse built around the 1870s, shortly after the Civil War. From hand-cut beams and original fireplaces to later additions and aging interiors, this home offers a ...
"Its departure was a rare scene of patriotic devotion and affection at parting. The date of its moving had become known throughout the county. On the 3d of September, from all its towns there thronged ...
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