THE CIVIL WAR
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You Liked HBO's John Adams, Now Get Ready for John Wilkes Booth!
New HBO series to begin
Muster weekend in Gettysburg, PA
Online group meets on the battlefield again.
New Clues to sinking of the Hunley
Thanks to William Vosseler of the Phila. CivilWarJournal for sending this in.
Fall Foliage = Battlefields Galore
View? Priceless!
Gettysburg Invite Displeases Some
"Garish" is the term applied to invitation to Gettysburg festivities
Another Battle in Shepherdstown, W. Va.
Developer vs. preservationists again cross swords
Letter from Union Chaplain adds interesting data
"I can hardly realize that I am 32..." so begins an April 1865 letter from a Union chaplain to his family.
A special lady passes away
Lillie Vertrees Odom of Kentucky dies at 93 - the daughter of a Black Confederate veteran.
Ancient Cannon Tells Story
145 years later, re-enactors salute Union's capture of Little Rock, Arkansas
Confederate Widow Dies in Arkansas
One of last living links to Civil War dies at 93
Ford's Theater Redux.....again
Another face lift for the very old building
Battle of the Statues continues at Tredegar Iron Works in Richmond
Confederate group seeks approval to place statue of Jefferson Davis and son.
Fairfax County's Ox Hill Battlefield Reopens
The "little battlefield that could" finally did - September 1, 2008 is set for opening date.
Eyewitness account from Battery Wagner
Interesting account by a Union soldier who was part of the attack which began the war.
Alabama brouhaha over Stonewall Jackson Scholarship Fund
Ridiculous objections raised by detractors