6 hours ago by clicksy

1861-1865 - Camp scene at Fortress Monroe, Va. Click the picture to see it full size. View the full collection at clicksypics.com. To find out how these are created, go here.

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11 hours ago by Called by the Congo

To follow your heart, take a leap: A father’s commitment to Africa lives on in his daughter’s work for justice By Makeda Crane ~makeda.crane@yahoo.com (This article originally appeared in the Baltimore Sun in the Maryland closeup section, Sun, February 22, 2009) On the weekend after Thanksgiving, I ...

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16 hours ago by Emily Hill

More than 200 years ago, Jones County got off to a promising start. Established in December 1807, the county was named after Savannah attorney and U.S. Congressman James Jones. The town of Clinton, established in 1809, was the first county seat and soon became a bustling town full of eager pioneers. ...

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17 hours ago by mandolinsummer

Hicks, Robert Historical Fiction Summary from The Washington Post reviewer Charlotte Hays: “ After one-legged Confederate Gen. John Bell Hood led his men to crushing defeat in the bloody Franklin-Nashville campaign of 1864, soldiers sang — to the tune of “The Yellow Rose of Texas” — a ditty about ho ...

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17 hours ago by Dale

A new section exploring the history, historic sites and natural wonders in and around the beautiful Northwest Arkansas city of Fayetteville is now online. To visit, please click www.exploresouthernhistory.com/fayetteville. Consistently ranked as one of the top ten places in America to live and work, ...

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17 hours ago by eoinpurcell

A short video review of The Training Ground: Grant. Lee, Sherman and Davis In The Mexican War, 1846-48 by Martin Dugard (ISBN: 978-0-316-16625-6). I mention that I enjoyed the writing style but felt the short chapter structure was an annoying feature. I also mention my bigger issue which was the abs ...

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19 hours ago by Uncle Walter

In 1874 President Ulysses S. Grant and his full cabinet attended the dedication of the Adas Israel Congregation in Washington D.C.  This was the first time an American President had attended such a service.  This was a political attempt by Grant to change his tarnished image that resulte ...

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20 hours ago by researchandrecovery

Don’t miss the R&R Update tonight! We’ll cover this week’s events and news that deal with Metal Detecting and Relic Hunting. We’ll also cover “This Day in History” brought to you by Our History Project and we’ll also talk about the “Finds of the Week”. Don’t miss it! Tonight at 9PM Eastern. Visit th ...

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22 hours ago by isaac butler

I've tried not to rag on the NYTimes Op-Ed page in awhile... I used to have an obsession with David Brooks (or, as I called him DaBrooks) and would write a twice weekly answer to whatever bullshit he tried to pull in the Grey Ladies back pages. But this Thomas Friedman column really is too terrible ...

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22 hours ago by canarypapers

South Carolinians demonstrating at a 2000 flag rally in support of keeping the Confederate flag flying on the State House grounds. Recently, Mullins McLeod, Democratic candidate for governor in South Carolina, took the politically courageous step of adding his voice to those who have been urging — f ...

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