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Protection extended to Civil War Battlefield sites in Mississippi, North Carolina and Virginia

Alastair — Tue, 08 Dec 2020 15:24:34 +0000

Last week the U.S. National Park Service announced $2,208,110 in grants from the American Battlefield Protection Program to protect 169.03 acres of America’s Civil War battlefields. Unlike the UK, where so many of our battlefield sites are already lost to history, or under threat from developers (See Battlefield Watch), the Americans put enormous effort and […]

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H.L. Hunley Replica

Alastair — Wed, 12 Aug 2020 08:32:12 +0000

This replica of the U.S. Civil War submarine HL Hunley sits outside the Charleston Museum. The HL Hunley (named after her inventor, Horace Lawson Hunley) was a Confederate State submarine, built in Mobile, Alabama in 1863 and launched in July 1863. She had a crew of 8 and was armed with a spar-mounted torpedo; essentially […]

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Review: Fort Sumter National Monument, Charleston

Alastair — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 10:59:23 +0000

Fort Sumter at the entrance to Charleston harbour has had a lot thrown at it over the centuries. Hurricane Dorian, earlier this month, was just the latest assailant to threaten the 190 year old island fortress*. The opening shots of the American Civil War were fired at Fort Sumter, which is why it is a […]

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Review: The H.L. Hunley, Charleston

Alastair — Mon, 29 Apr 2019 09:36:13 +0000

The H.L. Hunley was the world’s first combat submarine to sink a ship. In the quiet of the night on 17th Feb 1864, eight men from the Confederate Army gathered on the beach on Sullivan’s Island outside Charleston, South Carolina. Wading into the sea, they climbed on board the “fish torpedo boat” as it was […]

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Huge ‘Battle of Atlanta’ 360 degree oil painting restored

Alastair — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 13:26:47 +0000

The Atlanta History Center (Atlanta, Georgia, USA) has opened Cyclorama: The Big Picture, the fully restored The Battle of Atlanta cyclorama painting. The 360° cyclorama is one of the world’s largest oil paintings, standing 49 feet (14.9m) tall, stretching longer than a football field and weighing 10,000 pounds (4,530 kg). It depicts the Battle of […]

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U.S. Civil War and Reconstruction Exhibit To Have Permanent Home

Alastair — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 16:42:14 +0000

The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia is opening a new permanent exhibit on 9th May 2019. It’ll be the first in America devoted to exploring the constitutional debates from the Civil War and Reconstruction. Civil War and Reconstruction: The Battle for Freedom and Equality will feature key figures central to the era—from Abraham Lincoln and […]

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