June 24, 2007

• VP Dick Cheney Visits Kennesaw Mountain Battlefield

  I didn't know that Vice President Dick Cheney was a descendant of a Civil War soldier.  Good thing he great-grandfather fought on the Union side.  Can you imagine the controversy that would follow if he fought for the Confederacy and Chaney visited the battlefield? Cheney drops in on Civil War battlefield in Kennesaw (AccessNorthGA) KENNESAW - Vice [...]

June 8, 2007

• Perryville Battlefield Expands by 96-Acres

  Perryville ranks as one of my favorite battlefields.  Given who well preserved it is and the terrain of the land, it gives a really great understanding of Civil War battlefields.  It is good to see this acquisition. Sleettown to become part of historic site (Kentucky.com) A 96-acre tract of Boyle County land once used as an African-American [...]

April 1, 2007

• New Battle of Mobile Bay Civil War Trail

  Mobile, AL dedicated it's new Battle of Mobile Bay Civil War Trail on Wednesday. New signs guide history buffs to important Civil War sites (Mobile Register) DAUPHIN ISLAND — Many people living around Mobile Bay don't realize this region's important role in Civil War history. The biggest naval engagement, the last major battle and the last surrender of [...]

March 12, 2007

• Pennsylvania Civil War Trails Tour Guide Now Available

  PA Historical and Museum Commission Announces Publication of Civil War Trails Tour Book HARRISBURG, Pa., March 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Pennsylvania Civil War enthusiasts and tourists who want to learn more about the only battle between Americans can now buy a copy of the latest guidebook to help them in their study of the bloody [...]

• Efforts To Preserve Carthage, MO Battlefield Falls Short Of Money

  Group ends efforts to buy Civil War battlefield (sotheast Missourian) CARTHAGE, Mo. — A group that wanted to buy the land on which the Battle of Carthage was fought was not able to raise enough money and has abandoned the effort. More than a year ago, an organization called the Battle of Carthage Inc. proposed a plan [...]

January 31, 2007

• Shiloh Takes Ned Harrison's Fifth Spot

  Ned Harrison has articulated his fifth battle in the series, "Which were most important battles?"   The Gettysburg and Vicksburg campaigns took the number one spot.  Antietam took second and the campaign starting off with Chickamauga and ending with the capture of Savannah the third spot.  Forts Donelson and Henry made the 4th.  Harrison now ranks [...]

January 13, 2007

• Restoring the Big Blue Battlefield in Missouri

  Plan seeks to restore Civil War battlefield (Kansas City Star) The significance of the real estate near 63rd Street and Manchester Trafficway goes beyond the handful of light industrial buildings that sit on it. Few motorists who zip by are aware they are passing Bloody Hill, the site of a pivotal Civil War battle. But a group of [...]

January 7, 2007

• Forts Henry and Donelson Take Ned Harrison's Fourth Spot

  Ned Harrison has returned and penned his fourth installment in the "Which were most important battles?"   The Gettysburg and Vicksburg campaigns took the number one spot.  Antietam took second and the campaign starting off with Chickamauga and ending with the capture of Savannah the third spot. Coming in at number four…. drum roll… campaigns that captured [...]

December 13, 2006

• Nash Farm to Host Battle of Atlanta Reenactment

  Henry County, GA  has sure come along way since it acquire the 204-acre Nash Farm property, site of the Battle of Lovejoy's Station, last November.  What made this battlefield a very newsworthy story is that the county used eminent domain to condemn the property from a builder, who was planning to build 399 homes on [...]

December 8, 2006

• U. S. House Approvals Study of Newtonia, Missouri Battlefield

  U.S. House approves battlefield study (Kansas City Star) The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a plan to study whether two Civil War battlefields in Newton County should become part of the National Park Service, U.S. Rep. Roy Blunt announced Thursday. The legislation proposes a study to evaluate the national significance of both battlefields. The goal is [...]

November 30, 2006

• Battle of Goldsboro Bridge Site To Be Dediciated

  Civil War battlefield will get its due (Goldsboro News-Argus) DUDLEY — In December 1862, Confederate soldiers clashed with 12,000-plus Union troops in Wayne County. Their aim was to prevent the destruction of the Goldsborough Bridge, an important link along the Wilmington-Weldon Rail-road — and the Confederate supply chain. But their efforts failed. By early evening on the day [...]

November 29, 2006

• Additional Land Preserved At Franklin

  One-half acre of property, which is part of the core Franklin battlefield adjacent to the Carter House, Is being preserved on the eve of the 142nd anniversary.  Every little bit helps when it comes to Franklin as it is so ill-preserved. Carter House Association acquires key part of Franklin Battlefield (Murfreesboro Post) FRANKLIN—The Carter House Association Inc. [...]

November 18, 2006

• Two Flags Over Tennessee

  Two Flags Over Tennessee Coming to Cravens House (The Chattanoogan) Two Flags Over Tennessee Coming to Cravens House The Tennessee Civil War Preservation Association (TCWPA) is sponsoring “Two Flags Over Tennessee: Reclaiming Our Civil War Heritage,” a two-year statewide plan to fly two Civil War-era flags: an 1861 version of the U.S. “Stars and Stripes” featuring [...]

November 12, 2006

• Sherman's Campaign Takes Ned Harrison's Third Most Important Battle Spot

  Ned Harrison has penned his choice for the 3rd most important Civil War battle.  In Ned's most recent article, Road to Savannah another key campaign, for the Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, he selects the campaign starting off with Chickamauga and ending with the capture of Savannah. The third most important campaign would be the series of [...]

November 1, 2006

• Fort Heiman Transferred to NPS' Fort Donelson National Battlefield

  Fort Heiman Site To Become Unit Of Park    More than 150 acres of the Fort Heiman site will be turned over to the national park system to become part of Fort Donelson National Battlefield. On Monday, October 30th, the Calloway County Executive Office will officially announce the transfer of properties associated with Fort Heiman in Calloway [...]

October 30, 2006

• The Number 2 Most Important Battle Is…

  Previously, I posted about Ned Harrison's ranking of the most important Civil War battles (see: Ned Harrison Tackles ' Which were most important battles?').  Well in Ned's second series installment he lists Antietam as his second most important battle.  Antietam: Second-most-important battle I consider Antietam, fought Sept. 17, 1862, to be the second-most-important battle of the [...]

October 29, 2006

• Ned Harrison Tackles ' Which were most important battles?'

  Ned Harrison, who previously authored a series on columns on 'Why The South Lost The Civil War' for the Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star has started a new series for the paper - Which were most important battles? Harrison argues that Confederate loses at Gettysburg and Vicksburg, make them the most important battles.  Much of the basis [...]

October 21, 2006

• John Hunt Morgan Heritage Trail

  For those that are fans of Gen. John Hunt Morgan, Morgan's Raiders and Civil War cavalry action, Kentucky and Indiana have created the John Hunt Morgan Heritage Trail.  Morgan conducted 3 raids through Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio region.  The first occurred in July, 1862 through Kentucky.  Morgan's second raid occurred again in Kentucky in Christmas [...]

October 16, 2006

• Slaughter Farm Pen Receives $2 Million Matching Federal Grant

  INTERIOR SECRETARY ANNOUNCES $2 MILLION GRANT FOR HISTORIC SLAUGHTER PEN FARM Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne joins with Civil War Preservation Trust to announce $2 million grant for the historic Slaughter Pen Farm on the Fredericksburg Battlefield. (Fredericksburg, Va.) -  At a news conference this morning, U.S. Secretary of Interior Dirk Kempthorne announced a $2 million [...]

October 4, 2006

• Franklin Gun and Flag Ban Ignites Criticism…Mayor Backpedals

  Well as Mayor Tom Miller predicted, the criticism has arrived.  The Tennessean.com posted more details about the Franklin Commemoration Confederate  Flag and gun ban.  Rebel flag, guns not wanted at battle event: Franklin officials cite safety and sensitivity A leading advocate for battlefield preservation, Miller stressed that the flag doesn't carry any baggage with him personally, [...]