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I wrote for The Telegraph a column titled “Grand Army of the Republic’s legacy lives on.” It dealt with the Parrott Rifle, sometimes called “the cemetery cannon,” which sits in Alton Cemetery. The ...
Nearly 160 reenactors, many of them wearing wool as part of Civil War military replica uniforms, appeared before more than 1,000 event patrons. Admission was free but parking was $10 for vehicles ...
Contemporary health providers stand-in as Civil War surgeons during a re-enactment at the Spangler Barn in Gettysburg, Pa., ...
During May, several Town of Randolph agencies and organizations are offering special programs in commemoration of 150th Anniversary of the Civil War and Randolph's role in it, culminating in a ...
This year begins the Civil War Sesquicentennial. It is a time when many reflect and relive the events of the last war that took place on American soil. In telling the Army’s Story “One Soldier ...
On this day in 1862, Peter Thomas Matthews wrote in his diary while serving in the 19th Indiana Regimental Band in the Union Army during the Civil War.