News Archive

12/04/08

Loudon County Land Holding Ferry Route to Be Saved as Park  

"Last Civil War President" Has Boyhood Home Preserved

Kansas Humanities Council Awards Grant for Bicentennial

Wert's New Stuart Biography Explores Truths and Legends

Early US History Traceable Through Coins, Currency

Special Candle Designed for Wilson's Creek Luminaries

Collector Donates Relics, Replicas to School History Program

School Garden Combines Values, History and Other Subjects

12/03/08

Gettysburg School Park May Accept Lincoln Statue

Author to Speak and Sign at Chickamauga

New Book Explores Impact of War on Walt Whitman

School Expands Reenactment Idea to Include Underground Railroad

Fort Morgan Christmas Event to Include Candlelight Tour

Another Lincoln Wayside Exhibit Rolled Out in Illinois Town

Michigan Reenactors to Demonstrate Civil War Christmas

Georgia's Civil War Driving Trail May Get Competition

12/02/08

Pamplin Park to Change to Reservations-Only Admissions

Stafford Forts May be Saved From Future as Landfill

Wal-Mart Proposed Near Wilderness Battlefield Draws Opposition

Three Arrested in Summer Desecration of Grave

Petersburg Commission to Promote Local Sesquicentennial  Activities

Illinois Lincoln Cabin to Host Frontier Holiday Display

Reactivation of 54th Mass Should Draw Attention to Historic Hero

Alternative History Lincoln Museum Acquires New Exhibits

12/01/08

Rippavilla Threatened Again by Development of GM Land  

Prairie Grove Preservation Centennial to Be Observed

Prayer Book Found With Dead Confederate Makes Another Journey

Wreath Project to Expand to Gettysburg National Cemetery

Kentucky County Works to Promote Anniversary Double-Header

Another GAR Marker Stolen From Veteran's Gravesite

Museum Housed in Monument May Get New Home

Gettysburg Cyclorama Not The Only One Needing Cleaning

11/26/08

Development, Forgetfulness Blamed for Loss of Civil War Sites

Charges Downgraded for Gettysburg Reenactment Shooter  

Iowa's Last Known Child of Civil War Veteran Dies

Plans for New Order at Museum of the Confederacy Continue

Special Smithsonian Program to Feature Ed Bearss

Candles at Carter House to Honor Dead of Battle of Franklin

New Lincoln Books Threaten to Overflow Shelves

Fifth Annual Illumination Planned at Wilson's Creek

11/25/08

Supply of Lincoln Statues May Be Exceeding Demand

Researcher Revives Story of East Tennessee Unionists

New Play Recasts Dickens' Christmas to Civil War Washington

Replica of Lincoln Coffin Paying Visit to Ohio

History of Gettysburg Address Manuscript Traced

54th Massachusetts Reactivated as National Guard Unit

Family Document Copying Project Brings War Era to Life

History Teacher Pens New Book on Imboden

11/24/08

Creek Restoration on Franklin Battlefield Celebrated

National Group Deplores Falling Standards at NPS

Homemade Shirt Turns Into Business for Reenactor

Spring Hill Board Vetoes Plan for Development Near Oak Lawn

Brush-Clearing Fires Scheduled at Wilsons Creek

Kentucky School to Add Monuments Around Confederate Statue  

Volunteers Honored at Wilson's Creek Annual Observance

Stories of Wartime Around Murfreesboro Continue

11/19/08

Remembrance Day Gets Special Postmarks for 145th Observance

Restoration Sought for Monument at Site of 'Hanover Address'

Special Programs Planned for Chattanooga 145th Anniversary

Spreading Disease Threatens Deer at Antietam, Monocacy

Placement of Davis Statue at Richmond Center Now in Doubt

Interior Department  Appointees "Burrowing" Into Permanent Jobs

Geology Seen as Underappreciated Factor in Battle Outcome

Kansas-Missouri Sports Fans to Learn Origin of Rivalry

11/18/08

Cedar Creek Among Sites to Receive Virginia Preservation Funds

Two Civil War Scholars Among Winners of Humanities Medals

Event Postponed By Ice Storm Observed at Lincoln Birthplace

Macabre Historical Relics Now Available in Packs of Cards

First New Lincoln Penny Makes Premier in Gettysburg

Camp Based on Winter Quarters Created in Illinois

Prewar Black Community Near Gettysburg Documented

Zebulon Vance Birthplace to Decorate for Christmas Tours

11/17/08

Ken Burns Chosen as Speaker at 2008  Remembrance Day

Previously Unknown Letter of Historic Importance Donated

Wills House Artifacts Unveiled Ahead of Opening

Dallas Find of Bixby Letter Ruled "Authentic Copy"

Third Winchester Land Had Been in Donor's Family For Centuries

Kinston Reenactment Seen as Booming Success

Artist's Latest Work Depicts Presidential Arrival for Address

Fundraising for Illinois Monument Restoration Commences

11/13/08

Gettysburg Wills House Opening Tied to Lincoln's Birthday Week

Partners Discuss Details of 3rd Winchester Preservation Buy

Restored Flag of 15th Iowa to Return to State Capitol  

Tourist-Friendly Gettysburg Transit to Start in February

Carolina Reenactment to Cover Land and Water Action

Compilation of Georgia Marker List Involves Lots of Driving, Blogging

Artists Sought for Big Hat Project in Springfield Next Summer

Blue Springs Reenactment Organizers Celebrate at Dinner  

11/12/08

Coalition to Fund Preservation of Third Winchester Battlefield

NPS OKs Latschar Move to Gettysburg Foundation, With One Catch

Large Donation of Letters Goes to State of Michigan Archives

Wilsons Creek Plans Annual Luminaria Drive Dec. 13

Virginia Project Seeks to Collect Family War Records

Teasers Released for Upcoming Game "Mosby's Confederacy"

11/10/08

Latschar Reflects on Changes Coming to Gettysburg Park

Lincoln Gets a Horse in New Statue at Summer Cottage

Newly-Located Graves to Get Flags on Veteran's Day

Fundraising Lags for Purchase of Virginia Regiment's Flag

Interview Features Author of "The Slaves' War"

Wilson's Creek Sets Plans to Burn Calories, Vegetation

Illinois Library to Note Anniversary of Gettysburg Address

New Tombstones Dedicated to Brothers in North Carolina

11/06/08

Latschar Named New Head of Gettysburg Foundation

"Mask of Lincoln" Exhibit Opening at Washington's Portrait Gallery

Tredegar Exhibits to Focus on Richmond's Wartime Hospitals

Search Begins for Austin Round Table Annual Book Prize

Handwritten Copy of Lincoln Speech Going to Auction

Detroit Ceremony to Honor Memory of Black Regiment

Progress in DNA Work Aids Identification of Soldier Remains

Search for Ancestors Leads to Overdue Tombstone for Veteran

Dallas Copy of "Bixby Letter" Stirs Rumors On Way to Auction

11/05/08

Cyclorama Building Demolition On Hold Pending Court's Ruling

Lincoln Theme to Feature Prominently in Upcoming Inauguration

Careful Look at Monument Finds Rare Fossil Inside Stone

Professor Assists in Dedication of Monument at Dug Springs

Pittsburgh Construction Project Turns Up Civil War Era Relics

New Book Looks at Story of "Real" First Black Regiments

Texas Cemetery With Civil War Vets Gets Historic Designation

11/3/08

Indiana Flag to Go On Display After Restoration

Confederacy's Financial Crisis Noted in Long-Missing Papers  

Judge Advises Talks in Dispute Over Gettysburg Cyclorama Building

Harrisburg Museum Plans to Open Scenic Observatory

December Dedication Planned to Monument for Battle of Whitehall

Tennessee Reenactment Draws Enthusiastic Crowd

Commissions Pull Together Arkansas War Data On Website

Confederate General Had Controversial Career, Interesting Ancestor

10/30/08

Four New Stamps Planned to Mark Lincoln Anniversary

Last Stage of Battle Over Cyclorama Building Heads to Court

Refurbished Captured Cannon Unveiled in Texas  

Washington Gears Up for 80 Lincoln Bicentennial Events

Museum of Civil War Medicine Gets Into Spirit of Spooky Season

West Virginia Budget Cuts Threaten Long-Running Civil War Play

Award Winning Coach Combines Fencing, Reenacting

Historic Mill Keeps Going Making Textiles For Movie Shoots

10/29/08

Franklin's Lotz House Reopens Ahead of Schedule

Appomattox Expansion of Museum of Confederacy Gains Approval

New Offer Made to Take Soon-To-Be-Demolished Cyclorama Building

Lincoln Presidential Library Head Fired After Shoplifting Arrest

Illinois Towns Dedicating Historic Lincoln Sites  

Show to Highlight Impact of War's Veterans on California

Guides Recommend Visit to Fredericksburg's "Farm With the Arm"

Former Gettysburg Park Ranger Switches Careers to Ghost Hunting

10/28/08

Friends Group Breaks Ground for Visitor Center At Resaca

Longtime Mystery of Virginia Grave Marker Finally Solved

Preservation Trust Announces Winners of Digital Photo Contest

Florida School Debates Change of Name From "Forrest"

Scranton Museum Opens in New Quarters With New Conflict Added

Indiana Town to Reenact Lincoln's Last Speech This Weekend

Even Alaska Has Ties to Civil War History

10/27/08

Reenactment Shooter Believed Identified But Not Yet Arrested or Charged

Guns Not Only Hazards at Reenactments: Man Thrown From Horse in Texas  

Student Project Gets Civil War Soldier's Name on Post Office

Georgia Grants to Support Tourism Efforts in Cemeteries

Confederate Attack Based Out of Canada Explored  

Training Session For Prospective Cannon Shooters Planned

Civil War Figures Dominate CNN List of Famous Female Spies

Not All Ghost Stories Are  Found in Gettysburg

10/23/08

Fear of Damage May Keep Lincoln Coat Off Display at Ford's

Fort Defiance Interpretive Project Gets Underway, Seeks Supporters

Gettysburg Cemetery Manager Angered By Ghost Walkers

Effort to Bring Back Virginia Flag Suffers Lagging Fundraising

Tennessee SCV Group Seeks County Permission for Flagpole

Vacant Lot May Be Site of Confederate Burial Ground

Imaginary Battle to Be Fought at Real Reenactment in Texas

Gettysburg Ghosts Still Winning Battles (for Tourists)

10/22/08

Research Continues to Find Surprises on Confederate Sub Hunley

McPherson Compiles List of 5 Best "Non-Battle" Civil War Books

Event at Gettysburg's Wills House Cancelled As Repairs Unfinished

California's Moorpark Gearing Up for Annual Reenactment

Gettysburg Council Ducks Question of Impact of Center's Move

Encampment Shows Some Consistencies in Soldier Experience

Researchers Honored for Work on Confederate Salisbury Prison

New Jersey Soldier Belatedly Recognized With Tombstone

 (Note: Server problems prevented CWi from publishing news, or anything else,  for the  three days of 10/19 to 10/21.)

10/16/08

Car Recyclers Find Civil War Artillery Shell in Vehicle

Hearing Set on Suit Over Old Gettysburg Cyclorama Building

Library of Congress Not in Running for Indiana Lincoln Collection

Pro Actors Take On Lincoln-Douglas Debates in Play Revival

Civil War Widows Pension Records Now Online at Pay Site

Soldiers Wartime Want Ads for Pen Pals Topic of Talk 

Southern Illinois Event to Honor Local Hero Gen. Logan

Author Hopes to Take Cleburne Comic to Movie Screen

10/15/08

KKK Cancels Planned Gettysburg Protest

Biggest Western Reenactment to Take Place This Weekend

New York Exhibit Explores Lee-Grant Connections  

Indiana Town Cancels Next Year's Reenactment Plans

Kentucky Wildcat Battle Reenactment Set This Weekend

Columnist George Will Approves of New Gettysburg Visitor Center

Wilson's Creek Coming Up on Best Time for Fall Foliage

Authors to Sign Novel on Southern Wartime Mental Health

10/14/08

First Sculpture of Corinth's "Contrabands" Unveiled at Park

Gettysburg Visitor Center Fees Not Deterring Anyone Yet

Angel Island Fire Threatened California Civil War Sites

NPS Gettysburg Meeting Thursday Pushed Back to March

Road Work at Wilsons Creek to Cause Some Closures

Wisconsin Museum Theater Schedules Programs

Ohio Reenactment focuses On Actions of Future President

Those Unimpressed By Today's Debates Should Try Lincoln-Douglas

10/13/08

Developer Claims Rippavilla Lands Could "Make Millions"

Atlanta's Oakland Cemetery Making Slow Comeback From Storm

Florida's Big Confederate Flag Replaced By One Even Bigger

Foundation Works to Keep Students Coming to Gettysburg Despite Fee

New York Town Dedicates New Monument to Fallen Soldiers

Klan Remnant Plans Another Rally on Gettysburg Battlefield

Historian to Discuss "Killer Angels" Accuracy in West Virginia Talk

Nursing Home Residents Enjoy Excursion to Reenactment

10/12/08

No news due to Federal holiday

10/09/08

Perryville Battlefield Preservation Star Leaving for Georgia

Seven-Hour Live Show to Search for Gettysburg Ghosts Friday

Legacy of Pro-Union Germans in Texas Still Stirs Feelings

Kentucky Opera Group to Present Lincoln Show in Washington

New Mexico Town Forms Group to Investigate Cemetery Burials

Louisiana Appoints New Member to Lincoln Bicentennial Board

New York Military Museum Reopens After Construction Work  

Author to Speak on Canadian Aspects of Underground Railroad

10/08/08

Shirts Being Investigated in Case of Students Stricken at Reenactment

Mississippi Man Claims Firing Was Result of SCV License Plate  

New Trails Markers Come to North Carolina County

Pennsylvania Group to Sponsor Civil War Era Magic Show

Historic Church to Host Memorial Service for War Dead  

August Shooting at Gettysburg Event Still Under Investigation

Tennesseans Say Fuel Depot Located on Site of Battle

Food Historian Says Fundraising Cookbooks Date to Civil War

10/07/08

War-Era Relics Stolen From Texas Hurricane Evacuees

Harpers Ferry to Present "Election Day 1860" This Weekend

Ways Sought to Secure Balls on Frequently-Damaged Monument

Kansas Guard Museum to Hold Civil War Days

McPherson's Latest Looks at Lincoln's Role as Wartime Leader

Illinois Professors Win Award for Work on College's Lincoln Center

Florida Man Writes New Book on New Hampshire Role in War

Andersonville Reenactment More Enjoyable Than Original

10/06/08

Newly Discovered Letter Shows Angry Side of Lincoln

Bikers Raise Funds for Gettysburg Monuments Again This Year

Captured Flag to Play Role in Dedication of New Vicksburg Monument

Lincoln Flatboat Reenactors End Journey in New Orleans

Gettysburg's Steinwehr Business Show Ups and Downs

Look at Tennessee Battle Explores Differences Between Commanders

Dates for Indiana Stops of History Train Draw Near

Legend of Equestrian Statues Debunked Yet Again

10/05/08

Gettysburg Visitor Center Opponents Continue Complaints

Mystery Ailment Strikes School Children at Tennessee Reenactment

Metal Detectors Roam Free Before Mall Covers More of Stones River

Man Shot at Reenactment Disturbed by Lack of Confession

New Douglass Statue Gets Placement in Judiciary Square  

Cooks and Combatants Strive for Authenticity at Delaware Event  

New Book Explores Role of Another Confederate Propagandist

Symbolism Seen in Tree Fall on War Veterans Graves in Arkansas

10/02/08

Gettysburg Visitor Center Fee Now In Effect

Reenactors Including Long March to Andersonville Battlefield

Museum of Medicine to Host Conference This Weekend

Thefts From New York Archives Send Historian to Jail Term

Letter Writers Supporting Wilderness Over Wal-Mart

Little Known Tennessee Battle to Get "Most Accurate" Recreation

New Book Explores Dilemma of Quaker Soldier in Wartime

Virginia Town Enlists Residents to Help Design Historic Park

10/01/08

Hunters Exonerated, Fellow Reenactor Apparently At Fault in Shooting

Reauthorization of Battlefield Protection Act Could Help Tennessee

Kennedy's New Children's Book Tells Story of Robert Smalls

Chickamauga Plans Program on Cannons in the Field

Developer Releases Updated Demo for "Ironclads" Game

Geologists to Speak in Houston on Results of Battlefield Studies

Statuary in US Capitol Includes More and Less Famous Figures

Anniversary of Lee's Death Prompts Thoughts from Columnist

Michigan Man Dedicated to Project for Veterans Headstones

09/30/08

(No news due to CWi server problems)

09/29/08

Radar, Dowsing Rods to Be Used to Hunt for Remains in Yard

Shooting of Man at Reenactment Still Under Investigation

Dug Spring Battlefield Monument to Be Dedicated

Volunteers Needed for Indiana Stops of History Train

Monument in Wabash River Area to Be Rededicated Saturday

Richmond Looks to Gettysburg for Ideas on Future Plans

Davis Sites Get Tourism Boost Along With Lincoln's in Kentucky

Reenactor to Portray Belle Boyd in Performance in Pittsburgh

09/28/08

Shot That Hit Virginia Reenactor May Have Come From Elsewhere

Rare Lincoln Collection Set for Iowa Town Better Known for Tulips

Steinwehr Street Vendors Blame Center Move for Business Drop

Oklahoma Reenactment Takes Place on Honey Springs Battlefield

Lack of Local Battles Forces Illinois Group to Borrow Chickamauga

Chattanooga Hopes 150th Anniversary Will Draw Tourism

Upcoming Lincoln Events Around Peoria Area Noted 

Columnist Puzzled by Continued Admiration for Confederacy

09/25/2008

Virginia Group Seeks Help to Bring Home Historic Flag

Monuments Sought on Field of Battle of Allatoona Pass

Cyclorama Reopening Weekend Schedule Released at Gettysburg

Minnesota War-Era Battlefield Deserves Preservation Too, Bearss Says

Wilson's Creek Announces Fee-Free Day, Park Volunteer Event

Friends of Wilderness Showcase Prewar History of Ellwood

Cedar Creek Visitor Center to Add Research, Library Facilities

Art Critics As Well as Historians Find Gettysburg Cyclorama Impressive

09/24/2008

Local ID Will Get You Free Peek at Gettysburg's Restored Cyclorama

Longtime Scholar on Jews in Civil War Dies After Fall

Fredericksburg Exhibit Showed Impact of War on Local Residents

Northern Kentucky U to Offer Lecture on Grant, Lincoln

Lincoln Flatboat Back On Track After Delay for Hurricane Repairs

Kenosha Museum Opens New Exhibit on "The Fiery Trial"

Story Behind Existence of Lincoln Shrine in California Explored

Depression-Era Mural of Civil War-Era Scene Returns After Decades

09/23/08

Shiloh Gets $1 Million Grant for Expansion, Marking

New Brochure Pays Off Big for Shenandoah Valley Group

At Least 50 More Lincoln Books Expected for Bicentennial Year

C&O Canal Park Said Good Place to Tour History By Bike

Vermont Reenactment Successful After Move to New Site

Andersonville Makes List of Georgia Places to See

Religion Writers Not Left Out of Current Wave of Lincoln Books

09/22/08

Designs of Four New Lincoln Pennies Officially Announced

Historian Gets Prison Term for Theft of Letters

Wilson's Creek Adds Chili Supper to Moonlight Tour Program

New Monument to 29th Connecticut USCT Regiment Unveiled

Protection Sought for Remains of Shipwreck Uncovered by Ike

Lincoln Flatboat Reenactors Faced 7-Foot Waves on River

Blue-Gray Heritage Weekend Set for North Carolina

Encampment Scheduled for Massachusetts Natural Bridge Park

09/21/08

Bryant Cottage Latest Lincoln Site Threatened by Illinois Budget

Chickamauga Reenactment Includes Interesting Smaller Fights

Downtown Gettysburg Guide Program Seeks New Recruits

Project Seeks to Locate Graves of All of County's Confederates

Three Programs to Look at War in Indian Territory

Rosecrans' Tactical Skills Shine in Battle at Hoover's Gap

Restored Gettysburg Cyclorama Starts to Draw Wider Attention

Reviewer Has Doubts on New Book on Confederate Dissent

09/18/08

Cheney Still Scheduled to Attend Chickamauga 145th Opening

Historic Painting to Visit Chickamauga for Anniversary Weekend

Excitement Grows as Cyclorama Opening Date Nears

SCV Joins Effort to Investigate Possible Soldier Graves

Newest Maine SUV Post Meets in Restored GAR Hall

Tennessee Trail Marker Program Hopes to Bring Tourism Boost

Letter Found in Old House Once Brought Tragic News

List of Arizona Battles Includes Civil War Actions

09/17/08

Gettysburg Foundation Budget Explored Ahead of Public Meeting on Fee Changes

Report on Battle of Unison Could Lead to Preservation

Medal of Honor Winning Marine Finally Receives Headstone

Shenandoah Foundation Boss to Move to Hermitage, Replacement Sought

Lincoln Expert to Give Annual College Forum Lecture

Wine Lovers, War Fans Can Share Interests at Pennsylvania Event

Michigan Town's History Days to Switch from Railroads to War

List of Arizona Battles Includes Civil War Actions

09/16/08

Sabine Pass Takes Worst Storm Surge; Battlefield Damage Not Yet Explored

Fort Morgan Mystery Ship Revealed Again by Latest Hurricane

Reenactors Starting to Assemble for Major Chickamauga Year

Missing Tag Costs Civil War Relics Substantial Auction Value

Archaeologists to Search James Island Plantation for Graves

Shenandoah Group's Director Wins National Media Award

Illinois High Court to Hold Session in Courthouse Lincoln Knew

"Most Haunted" to Broadcast Live From Gettysburg Next Month

09/15/08

GM Plan to Sell Land Around Rippavilla Begins to Get Pushback

Gettysburg Battlefield Guides Year Deemed Successful Despite Changes

Lincoln Flatboat Damaged by Waves from Hurricane Ike

Lincoln Assassination Book to Become HBO Miniseries

Kentucky Reenactment Shows Home Guard Fight Against Rebels

Chickamauga Event Details Women's Role in War

Impact of General on Pennsylvania Recruitment Noted

09/14/08

Help Wanted: Main Street Gettysburg Seeks Wills House Manager

Lincoln to Get Makeover on Set of Four New Pennies

West Virginia Battlefield Seen as Possible Tourism Booster

Restored Gettysburg Cyclorama Inspires Envy in Atlanta

Grave of Soldier Beloved by Lincoln Found in Neglected Condition

War-Era Gun Barrels Found Used as Rebar in House Construction

Reenactment Enthusiasm Not Confined to Southern States

New Cemetery Manager Finds Dozens of Lost Civil War Graves

09/11/08

Museum of the Confederacy Looks at New Site in Arlington

Battle of Shepherdstown Preservationists Keep Up the Fight

New Lincoln Statue Nears Shift From Foam to Bronze Age

Battle of Wytheville Reenactment Recalls Civilian Defenders

Confederate Sailor Who Served on CSS Neuse Gets Headstone

Michigan Exhibit of Historic Cookbooks Tracks Rise of Women's Power

Mackinac Island Reenactment to Bring Attention to Prison

Ohio Library Exhibit to Feature Collection of General's Letters

Story of Influential Man of Wartime Era Recounted

09/10/08

Big 35-Star Flag Found in Massachusetts Town Hall Building

New Gettysburg Visitor Center Nearing 1 Million Customers

Lawsuit Between Competing Hunley "Finders" Officially Dismissed

Virginia Claims Lead in Preparing for Civil War 150th Anniversary

New Caretaker Named for Newtonia's Richey Mansion

New Monument to Honor Soldiers of Connecticut "Colored Troops"

Florida's Annual Olustee Civil War Expo Date Nears

Origin of Term for North Carolina Union Soldiers Explored

Pamplin Park to Host Two Months of Programs for Home-Schoolers

09/09/08

CWPT Taking Nominations for Annual Endangered Battlefield List

First Tennessee Trail Marker to Be Unveiled in Franklin

Lincoln Flatboat Trip Reenactment Gets Oars Wet at Last

New Book Documents Signatures on Pennsylvania "Graffiti Church"

Chickamauga Park Returns to Regular Admission Hours

What's Next: A Reenactment of Lincoln's Birth?

Sabine Pass Reenactment Included in Texas Museum Weekend

Confederate Veteran Turned Politician Helped Preserve Stones River

Alabama Town Claims Burial Site of "Last Civil War Bugler"

09/08/08

Cyclorama Building Could Fall As Early as December, Gettysburg Officials Say

Statues at Corinth Contraband Camp May Not Be Complete Till Spring

Texas Civil War Museum Benefactor Dies at 89 

Bush, Rove Try for "Quiet" Private Visit to Gettysburg

New York Town to Commemorate Lincoln Visit for Civil War Weekend

Lincoln Flatboat Reenactors Schedule Stop in Vicksburg

Battle of Tunnel Hill Reenactment Ruled a Success

Impact of Movies, Art on Civil War Understanding Explored in New Book

Union Recapture of Little Rock Remembered on 145th Anniversary

09/04/08

 Chickamauga Hires First-Ever Coordinator for Volunteers

Point Lookout Memorial Dedication Planned for Saturday

Writer  Says Popular View of Lincoln Is Inaccurate

Firsthand Sketches of War to Be Featured in Houston Exhibit

Battle of Tunnel Hill to Return to Georgia This Weekend

Reviewer Examines Latest Book on Sherman and March to the Sea

Hunley Replica to Make Appearance at California Reenactment

Courthouse That Survived War Gets Grant for Latest Repairs

09/03/08

Stagecoach Anniversary to Be Observed at Wilson's Creek

Slide Show Presents Contrasts of Richmond's Civil War Museums

Florida Highway Confederate Flag Expected to Remain Flying

Religious Influence on Lincoln's Second Inaugural Explored

Impact of Religion on Slavery Debate Explored in New Book

Harrisonburg Downtown Tours Include Civil War Topics

Illinois Lincoln Exhibits Make Move From Museum to Mall

Goodwin to Lead Off Lecture Series With Talk on Lincoln

09/02/08

Cheney Reportedly Attending Opening of Chickamauga 145th

Battle Between US Grant Association, University Heats Up Again

Restorers Complete Final Touches as Cyclorama Unveiling Nears

Research Locates Long-Lost Monument to New York Soldier

Latest Gettysburg Book to Focus on Farnsworth House

Repeat Vandalism Plaguing Pennsylvania Veterans Headstones

"Moving Midway" Film Tells of North Carolina House and its Family

Cannon Firing Practice Session Emphasizes Safety Aspects

Jenny Wade House Gets Own DVD Exploring Gettysburg Ghosts

09/01/08

Harrisburg Civil War Museum Hires YMCA Vet as New CEO

Reed's Bridge Reenactment Draws Attention to Obscure Fight

Gettysburg Address Visit to Gettysburg Museum Just Temporary

Wilson's Creek Goes to Fall Hours After Labor Day

Tullahoma Campaign May Be Least-Known Most-Important Event

Role of Savannah's Fort McAllister Explored in New Book

Auction Featuring Civil War Items Proves Popular

Judging Starts on Wilson's Creek Photo Contest Entries

Military Nurses Had Postwar Influence in Utah

08/28/08

Gettysburg Museum May Raise Fees at Door After Too Many Skip Movie

New Bern Battlefield Visitor Center Has Groundbreaking

New Plaques Make Appearances in Another Pennsylvania Town

Rare Pottery Made by Civil War Victim Auctioned for Fundraiser

War Era Version of "Base Ball" Attracts Women Players Too

Historic Ties to Civil War Don't Always Involve Battles, Maryland Finds

Play to Show What Town Was Like the Day of Lincoln-Douglas Debate

08/27/08

Ox Hill Battlefield, Preserved After Long Struggle, to Get Dedication

Chickamauga 145th Anniversary Programs to Start Sept. 13

Wisconsin Governor Secures Grant for New Kenosha Museum

Autograph Book from Taylor Inauguration Sells at Auction

Pamplin Park Symposium to Feature Naval, Combined Operations

Lawsuit Over Who First Found the CSS Hunley Not Going Well

Hawai'ian Genealogists Reminded to Check Soldiers & Sailors Registry

Special Postmark for Lincoln Flatboat Journey Offered

New Book Uses Essays to Explore Unique Role of Maryland in War

08/26/08

Cannon Believed Stolen From Virginia Civil War Park

Restored Michigan Monument to Get Rededication Saturday

Lincoln-Douglas Debate Reunion Tour Comes to Freeport This Weekend

Georgia College to Host Traveling Lincoln Exhibit

Chattanooga's Point Park to Hold Presentation This Weekend

Two Illinois Towns Added to "Looking for Lincoln" Trail

08/25/08

Hundreds Gather to Hear Reenactment of Lincoln-Douglas Debate

Gettysburg Tour to Focus on Irish-American Experience

Michigan Crowds Down Slightly But Reenactment Still Successful

Family Research Gets New Headstone for Medal of Honor Winner

Union General's Name Proposed for New Iowa Bridge

Ed Bearss to Kick Off New Texas Lecture Series

Louisiana's Historic Fort DeRussy Subject of New Book

Idaho Seen as New Site for Historical Filmmaking

08/24/08

Richmond Confederate Museum to Share Stored Artifacts

Federal Court Upholds School Ban on Confederate Flag Items

Time Capsule Holding Lincoln-Douglas Debate Memorials Opened

New Book Suggests Confederacy Was Defeated by Southerners

Consultant Says Saltville Should Not Wait for National Park Status

Inspectors Reports Form Basis of New Book on Far Western Troops

New Gettysburg Museum Already Exerting Pull to Return Visitors

New Painting Depicts Scene of Custer Action at Hunterstown

08/21/08

Address to Return to Gettysburg for Cyclorama Opening

Proposed Wal-Mart on Spotsylvania Battlefield Criticized

Chickamauga Reenactment Predicted to Be "Huge"

Virginia Railroad Depot Restoration May Be Back On Track

Lincoln Historic Plaques Coming to Smaller Illinois Towns

Penn State Civil War Center Meets Goal for Challenge Grant

West Virginia Museum Talk by Firearms Expert Rescheduled

Civil War Ball Attire Not Necessarily Complicated, Dressmaker Says

08/20/08

Gettysburg Cyclorama Grand Opening to Be Three-Day Party

New Monument For "Forgotten" Regiment Heading for Vicksburg

Virginia Governor Approves Fort Monroe Redevelopment Plan

Next Guided Bike Tour This Weekend at Chickamauga

Recreated Lincoln Flatboat to Launch Sept. 9

Maine Fort Served as Defense in Three Wars

New Book Explores Other Side of Emancipation for Slaves

Atlanta Area School Named For Trees, Not Forrest

08/19/08

Lawsuit Threat Forces Retreat of Theater Plan at Little Big Horn

One of the Last Confederate Widows Dies at 93 in Arkansas

Georgia Town Scouts Locations for Area Civil War Trail

Prewar Minnesota Reenactment Prompts Protest by Activists

Perusal of First Maine Monument Leads to Study of Actions

Civil War Just One Period for North Carolina Maritime Historian

Lincoln Pennies Teach History With Ease for Coin Collectors

Gettysburg Book Looks at Town, With Battle Left Out

08/18/08

Gettysburg Witness Tree Damaged But May Survive

All Lincoln-Douglas Debates to Be Reenacted at Original Sites

Ford's Theater Reconstruction to Bring Major Changes

Storms, Fire Take All Witness Trees From Shiloh Battlefield

New Jersey Reenactors Play Major Role in Fredericksburg Event

Boston Advocates of "Wackiness" Stage Reenactment with Squirt Guns

Now-Obscure Illinois Counties Remember Days of Importance

Annual Music Muster to Play in Gettysburg This Saturday

Georgia Town Gets Push to Start Organizing for Sesquicentennial

Battle of Monocacy Moves West for Illinois Event

08/14/08

Resaca Battlefield Visitor Center Groundbreaking Set for October

Tredegar Center Agrees to Accept SCV's Jeff Davis Statue

Ford's Theater Renovation, Fundraising Both On Track

Main Street Gettysburg Plan Faces Conflicts Between Past and Present

New Lincoln Biography Aimed at Younger Readers

Latest Civil War Game Focuses on Secret Missions

Little-Known Arkansas Battle Slowing New Construction at Site

Speaker to Focus on Conflict Raised by Lincoln's Virginia Roots

08/13/08

Finder Totes Live Artillery Shell to East Tennessee Library

"Second Century" Commission to Explore Future of National Parks

Lawsuit Filed Against Missouri Man Who Sold Cannons, Didn't Deliver

Shenandoah Battlefield Group Hires Program Director

Reenactors Shoot Cannon to Help Fund Louisiana Lighthouse Preservation

Another Confederate "True Son" Interviewed in Virginia

Story of Washington State Reenactment Includes Mention of Pickett's "Other" Son

Richmond Civil War Center to Decide on Davis Statue Donation

Antietam Noted as Convenient Day Trip for Many in East 

08/12/08

Ford's Theater, Now a Historic Site, Names First Superintendent

Chickamauga to See Living History This Weekend

Work Begins on Preservation of West Virginia Plantation

Concerns Over Care of Oklahoma Gun Collection Heading for Court

Coalition Needed to Preserve, Restore Resaca Battlefield

Cannon to Be Rededicated at Arkansas "Old Soldiers Reunion" Site

Pennsylvania Homestead to Feature Civil War History Weekend

New York College to Feature Special Classes for Year of Lincoln

Author to Discuss Hauntings at Manassas Battlefield Talk

08/11/08

ATF Report Confirms Relic Collector Killed By "Inert" Cannonball

Case of Confederate Flag Ban in Schools Goes to Federal Court

"Chatham at War" Presentation This Weekend at Fredericksburg

Cannon Firing Planned to Honor US Colored Artillery

Wilson's Creek Anniversary Reenactment Draws Good Crowds

Descendant Recounts Story of Other Side of Gettys Clan in War

Black Union Sailors Included Many From Jamaica, Canada

Jefferson Davis Sites Getting Boost From Lincoln Promotions

08/10/08

Tree That Witnessed Gettysburg Address Felled by Storm

Only Cherokee Government Building to Survive War Gets Restoration

Union Soldier in Confederate Cemetery Gets Proper Marker at Last

Pre-Inaugural Lincoln Speech Reenacted in Indianapolis

"Irish Road Bowling" Contestants Say Game Dates to Civil War

Bremer's Farm Battle Moves West for Reenactment

Civil War Blamed for Shortage of Male Elementary Teachers

Great Lakes Shipwreck Had Ties to Later Civil War

Scout Surprised by Civil War Vet Numbers in Cemetery Project

08/07/08

Cyber-Security Speaker Claims Inspiration From Lincoln

Uptick in Gettysburg Tourism, At Least at Motels, Confirmed

Bicentennial of Lincoln's Birth Expanded to Include Death

Confederate Artillery Presentation at Chattanooga's Point Park

Archaeologists Dig at Richmond Jail for Traces of Prewar History

Ken Burns to Get Lifetime Emmy for Work Including "Civil War"

Amherst to Restore Town's Civil War Historic Plaques

Michigan Reenactment Scheduled For This Weekend

Indiana Nudges Into Fight for Lincoln's Formative Years

08/06/08

Grand Army of the Republic "Allied Orders" Plan Convention

"Heart of the Civil War" Counties Receive Maryland Heritage Tourism Funds

Hasty Fundraising Spares Illinois Town's Heritage Days Festival

Arkansas Confederate Statue to Be Discussed Without Flag

Indiana Town Anniversary Celebration to Include Reenactors

Lincoln Bicentennial Events Now Include College History Class

Arkansas Museum Map Exhibit Includes Extensive History

St. Louis' Jefferson Barracks Gets Contract for New Buildings

08/05/08

Arson Suspected at Historic South Carolina Courthouse

North Carolina Museum Sets "Civil War Days" This Weekend

Large Confederate Flag Dedicated in Tennessee

Kansas "Western Frontier" Week Includes Play As Well As Seminar

Civil War Railroad Exhibit Coming to Casey Jones Museum

War-Era Opera House With Ties to Twain Explored in Nevada

Southern Indiana County Plans Events for Lincoln Bicentennial

Lincoln's Vice-President(s) Seen Offering Modern Example

08/04/08

County Gearing Up for Major Event for Chickamauga's 145th

Gettysburg Reenactor Goes Step Too Far For Realism

Montpelier Recreates Scene of Lee's Retreat from Gettysburg

New Civil War "Ironclads" Game Demo Now Available for Download

Civil War Experience in Arizona Covered Wide Range of Views

Lincoln's Failed Vice-Presidential Bid Explored

Student Debaters Discuss Lincoln On Little Round Top

Illinois County Looks at Events of Lincoln's Last Visit There

08/03/08

Illinois Budget Crunch Closes Many Lincoln Sites

Last Confederate Widows Still Alive, If Not Kicking

Gettysburg Merchants Seek Federal Help Over Visitor Center Move

Asian-Pacific Civil War Soldiers Honored in Resolution

Wilson's Creek to Observe 147th Anniversary of Battle

Students Help Investigate Florida Shipwreck Site

Book Explores Story of Spy in Postwar Fenian Campaign

Kansas Residents Offered Survey of Civil War Interests 

Occupation of Frederick Discussed in Program at Monocacy

07/31/08

Proposed GM Land Sale Alarms Rippavilla Preservationists

Museum Thief Busted Again for Failing to Mention Stolen Uniform

Skeleton Found in Missouri Riverbank May Date to Civil War

Museum Document Isn't Photocopy But Still Might Not Be Real

Suit Filed to Block Theater at Custer's Last Stand Hill

Philadelphia Guide Lawsuit Said Unlikely to Effect Gettysburg

Date Nears for Ohio Town's Civil War Week Activities

Town Guides Tell Story of Gettysburg Off the Battlefield

Maine's Fort McClary to Host Living History Weekends

07/30/08

GAO Report on Gettysburg and Other Parks Done But Not Released

Smithsonian's American History Museum to Reopen in November

Mobile Bay Battle Remembrance Set for Saturday

Pennsylvania County to Switch Local History Fest to Civil War

Minnesota Governor Names Representative to Lincoln Commission

Essay Looks at Top Ten Myths on Women in the Civil War

 Wilson's Creek Annual Park Pass Gets Redesign

Chickamauga Presentation to Feature Bragg and First Day Action

Lincoln Speech to Be Heard Again in Downstate Illinois

07/29/08

Philadelphia Civil War Museum Closes Ahead of Historic Move

Thieves Pry Morgan's Raid Marker Out of Concrete Base

Monument to Black Connecticut Regiment to Be Dedicated

Civil War Names Continue to Mark Public Works Projects

Second Look Suggests Gettysburg Tourism Up But Spending Down

"Looking For Lincoln" Harder  in Some Towns Lacking Signs

Kentucky State Fair to Host Exhibit on Native-Born President

Florida Art Exhibit to Feature Miniature Gettysburg

07/28/08

Flag Restoration Fundraisers Do Living History in Gettysburg

Fort Fisher Conducts Cannon Firing Displays for Public

Gettysburg Tourism Rates Appear Up This Year Despite Economy

New Lincoln Books Pour Out Ahead of Upcoming  Anniversaries

Some 1400 Turn Out for Ohio Reenactment

Pennsylvania Cemetery Noted for Holding Vets of Two Wars

Book Explores 1862 as Darkest Year of War for Lincoln

New York Reenactment Was Production of Canadian Group

07/27/08

New SCV National Commander Elected at Convention

Traffic Concerns Force Movement of Monuments at Vicksburg

Six New Trails Proposed to Mark Georgia Civil War Sites

New Book Looks at Period of Lincoln's Return to Politics

Meeting on Florida Flag Project Fails to Change Many Minds

Lincoln-Douglas Impersonators Take Debate Show on the Road

Series on Tennessee County's Civil War Generals Continues

New York Reenactment Prompts Massive Switching of Sides

Weekend Conference Explored Women's Roles in Wartime

07/24/08

Not All Black Soldiers Were in USCT Regiments, Descendant Proves

Comparisons Begin Between Atlanta Cyclorama and Gettysburg Restoration

Pennsylvania Town Renames City Square for Gen. Hancock

Virginia's Orange County Gets Grant for Civil War Interpretation

Missourians Continue Work on Museum at Jefferson Barracks

Tennessee Symposium to Focus on Local Battles

Diaries of Martha's Vineyard Soldier Collected and Printed

Story of Organizer of 1st California Cavalry Regiment Recounted

"Hallowed Ground" Summer Camp Takes Kids Along Historic Route

07/23/08

Second Finalist Named in Contest Over Indiana Museum Lincoln Collection

Gettysburg Battlefield Guides Settle on New Headquarters

Minnesota Time Capsule in Civil War Monument Ravaged by Damp

Students Search Wilsons Creek for Remnants of Blacksmith Shop

Georgia Heritage Trails Project Gets Boost From Federal Grant

Reenactments Not Only Way Civil War Can Boost Local Economies

National Portrait Gallery Plans Exhibit on Lincoln Masks

Reconstructed Historic House Sold to Private Owner With Preservation Covenants

07/22/08

Buffington Island Preservationists Observe 145th Anniversary

Lawrence KS to Hold 14th "War in the West" Presentation

Anniversary of Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation Noted

Bike Tours, Programs On Generals Set for Chickamauga

Forest Service Allows Use of Offroad Vehicles for Decoration Day

Virginia Town That Sided With Union to Observe Living History Day

Students to Debate Question of  Lincoln Vs. Washington

Author of "Civil War for Dummies" Discusses Challenges of Book

Plans Shaping Up for Illinois' Lincoln Bicentennial Observance

07/21/08

Both Sides Limber Up as Vermont Cannon Battle Continues

Latest Relics Found Near Stones River Include Rare Spur

Rhode Island Event Benefits Preservation at Historic Mansion

Another Pennsylvania Town to Get Civil War Roadside Markers

Slave Who Served Confederate Forces Honored by SCV

New York Reenactors Pick Gettysburg Battle to Replay

West Virginia Exhibit Shows Modern-Day Pinhole Picture Format

Virginia Couple Swelter to Display Civil War Era Garments

 07/20/08

Morris Island Now Protected as Last Developer is Bought Out

Main Street Gettysburg Meets Wills House Fundraising Goal

Springfield Museum Casts Eye on Lafayette's Lincoln Loot

Casino Proponent Says Lessons Learned From First Try

Not Everyone Impressed by New "Digitized Lincoln" Photos

Longstreet Might Not Recognize It, But His Old Hotel Reopens

Battle of Atlanta Reenactment Intense Despite Small Field

Wisconsin Reenactment Deemed Success Despite Attacks

The "Other" Bicentennial President Attracting Attention Too

West Virginia Lincoln Exhibit to Include Music, Art, Books

07/17/08

Casino Proponent Rolls Dice for Second Try at Gettysburg License

War-Era Train Station Getting Restoration in West Virginia

Headless Sherman Among Statues Being Auctioned by Private Park

Search of Grounds Near Stones River Battlefield Finding Relics

Group Honoring Galena, IL Generals is Reconstituted

Civil War Medal Winners Still Being Honored in Michigan

Maine Reenactors Stay (Mostly) Authentic Through Event

Gettysburg to Start Billing Organizers For Parade Expenses

Author-Teacher Tries to Keep Balanced View of Lincoln

07/16/08

Battlefield Preservation Act Extension Fight Continues

Spring Hill Names, Puts Plaques On Historic Homes and Sites

Indiana Still Hoping to Hold Collection From Defunct Lincoln Museum

Tennessee Puts Out New Trail Guide for Upcoming Sesquicentennial

Vermont Lincoln Bicentennial Celebration Money Lost in Shuffle

Archaeologists, Students Search Cedar Creek Field Ahead of Mine Expansion

Ohio's Buffington Island Battle Sites Get Rededication

County Continues Discussion of Preserving Local Camp Sites

West Virginia Reenactment to Stage Battle of Laurel Hill

Little-Known Story of "Lincoln Cane" Retold by New Mexico Guide

07/15/08

Public Comment Meeting Set on Chickamauga Bridge Project

Brandy Station Battle Moves West for Illinois Reenactment

Latest Tribute to Abraham Lincoln is Rendered in Dance

Manassas Museum to Offer Lunchtime Lecture Series

Some Distressed By Cannon Fire at Spotsylvania

Ambrose Bierce, 37th TN Among Subjects at Chickamauga This Weekend

Reviewer Looks at Book on Prewar Plantations in Florida

Another Aspect of War Era Life Explored at Historic Sawmill

New Book on Imboden Caused Writer Much Research Hassle

Music Accompanies Surgery at Monocacy Presentation

Name of "Winfield Scott Hancock" Lives On and Not Just at Reenactments

07/14/08

Connecticut Latest to Join Lincoln Bicentennial Celebrations

Georgia Battle Site Gets Visits From Archaeologists

California Representative Pushes for Battlefield Preservation

Impact of War on One Tennessee Family Explored

Contestants for Title of "The Last Confederate" Were Numerous

Ken Burns to Turn Lens on National Parks for Next PBS Series

Role of Mansfield in Civil War Recalled for Town's Bicentennial

Column on New York Regiment Turns Up Many Descendants

War Era Remembered at Ohio Heritage Days Festival

07/10/08

Gettysburg College "Old Dorm" to Become County Museum

Relics From USS Monitor, CSS Virginia Surface at Mariner's Museum

Drought Helped Lead to Creation of Confederate Navy Museum

Stones River to Hear Booms as Artillery Encampment Nears

Reproduction Lincoln Flatboat to Cheat With Modern Power

Richmond Summer Programs to Feature Story of Meade Aide

Artists Use Historical Forms to Create New Works

Georgia Hopes Civil War Trails Program Will Draw Visitors

Recent Artifact Auction Seen as Educational Example

07/09/08

Grant Papers Compiler John Y. Simon Dies at 75

Tree Removal at Manassas' Deep Cut Provokes Controversy

Confederate Flag Display Causes Dispute in West Virginia

Gettysburg Visitors Should Watch for Runners on Park Roads

Various Programs Coming This Weekend at Chickamauga

Ohio Fear of Morgan's Raid Exceeded Real Results

Minnesota Soldier Honored at Grave Rededication

Civil War Garments Among Textile Collection Moved to New Home

New Photo Book Uses Reenactors to Capture Spirit of Gettysburg

07/08/08

More Details Emerge on Latest Battlefield Preservation Grants

New Signs Posted for Pennsylvania Portion of Civil War Trails

Ailing Teen Granted Wish to Command Regiment at Gettysburg

Ohio Thistle Ridge Event to Feature Civil War Wedding, Wet Undies Contest

North Dakota Planners to Take Lincoln Bicentennial to Norway

British to See Reenactment of Civil War Not Their Own

Remnant Commemorates Long Strange History of Texas' Town's Cannon

Boy Scouts to Learn History at Andrew Johnson Home

Kentucky Battle Said to Launch Career Path Towards Presidency

Chattanooga's Lookout Mountain to Feature Hospital This Weekend

07/07/08

Restored Cyclorama to Be "What No One's Ever Seen"

Park Service 2008 Preservation Grants Split Between Battlefields of Different Wars

Locals Attest to Huge Turnout for Gettysburg 145th Event

Harrisburg Museum to Offer Free Admission This Saturday

Corinth's New Interpretive Center Continues to Impress

"Civil War Chaplain" Tapped as Next Town Historian

Round Table Ventures Into Book Publication With Soldier Letters

Not All Reenactors Wield Weapons--Some Tote Tubas

07/06/08

Fort Monroe Preservation Plans Continue

West Ship Island and Fort Massachusetts Make Comeback From Katrina

Gettysburg 145th Reenactors Number 13,000, Reports Say

Very Old Indiana War Monument Repaired,  Rededicated

Story of "Valley Forge Tent" Once Owned by Mrs. Lee Questioned

New Movie On River Campaign Makes Premier in Iowa

Family Dedicates Monument to Ancestor Who Saved Custer

Local Resident's Artifacts to Be Displayed in Wisconsin Museum

Civil War Marked Turning Point in American's View of Flag

Latest Lincoln Book Looks at Marriage, Family

07/02/08

Don't Expect "Franklin National Park" Anytime Soon, NPS Official Says

Franklin Figures Among Those Honored by Tennessee Historical Commission

Washington Boyhood Home Found Despite Union Soldiers' Camp Damage

NPS Chief Historian Muses on Early Career at Manassas

Confederate Flag Flying Over Town Landfill Said to be Probable Prank

Kansas' Fort Scott to Feature Civil War Among Holiday Activities

Army-Navy Exhibit Set for Weekend at Fort Donelson

Town Museums Can Be Unexpected Source of Civil War Items

Minnesota Town to Dedicate Cannon on Holiday

Russian Developer Adds Scenes to Game on US Civil War

Women's Undergarments to Be Featured at Texas Chautauqua

07/01/08

Shenandoah Valley Group Celebrates Addition to Cedar Creek

Civil War Sex Show Scheduled at Frederick Medical Museum

Gettysburg 145th Shaping Up to Be Largest Event Ever

The Day a Churchill Saved Custer Remembered

Historic Connecticut Cemetery in Need of Improvements

Are Diggers Preservers or Looters? The Debate Continues

Special Events, Book Signing On Tap at  Chickamauga

New Preservation Resource Compilation Announced

Author Assembles Ancestor's Journals Into Book

06/30/08

Indiana Lincoln Museum Closes Doors for Last Time

House With Ties to Illinois' General Logan Gets Preservation

New Research Leading to Greater Respect for Battle of Hanover

Washington State Paper Catches Grief for Coverage of Davis' Sign Theft

Quirky Virginia Park Features Union Soldiers' Battle With Dinosaurs

Madeira Wine Bottled During Civil War Might Still Be Good

Importance of Telegraph on War News Coverage Explored

Westminster Reenactment Includes Period Church Service

Civil War Music and Comedy Duo to Perform in Illinois

Family Story Shows Impact of War Far Beyond Battles

06/26/08

Gettysburg Cyclorama Building Architect's Fans Try Last Stab at Lawsuit

Family Saves Civil War Letters From Fire in Historic Home

Cast Needed for Civil War Movie Filming in South Carolina

Chickamauga-Chattanooga Park Announces Summer Schedule

Undisturbed Maryland Civil War Site Featured in County History Days

Tennessee Historical Museum to Present Living History

Son Overcomes Reluctance to Make Film About Historian Dad

Collector to Display Lincoln Artifacts at Downstate Illinois Exhibit

New College Athletic Center to Hold Lincoln Artifacts

06/25/08

Washington Groups Vie With Others for Loot From Indiana Lincoln Museum

Land Conservancy Preserves Field of Gettysburg Reenactment

Illinois' Copy of Gettysburg Address to Return to Public Display

Manassas Battlefield Park Gets New Superintendent

Virginia Landmarks List Adds Sites Including Civil War Camps

Tennessee Living History Event Put Emphasis on Food

North Carolina Author Gaining Fame for Civil War Novels

New Book Helps Translate Civil War Era Money Values

Actor Turned Author Gene Hackman Releases Civil War Novel

06/24/08

Preservationists Seek to Save Land at Bentonville Battlefield

Pennsylvania Politicos to Play Roles in Early's Raid Reenactment

Land Conservancy to Auction Civil War Doll Before Gettysburg Event

Mississippi Juneteenth Festival Continues to Grow, Draw Tourists

New Opera Uses Old Title to Tell New Story of Lincoln Assassination

Illinois Town to Celebrate "The Year of Lincoln"

CWPT Goes Digital for Summer Civil War Photo Contest

Chickamauga Schedules Special Programs, Bike Tours

06/23/08

Massive Trove of Historic Documents Found at Emory's Maryland Home

Finders Hope to Save First Cannon Shell Found from Mobile Bay

Director Places Shakespeare's "Dream" in Civil War Setting 

Vermont History Expo Lacks Wicker Casket But Has Encampment

Under-Construction Confederate Ironclad Replica to Host Students

Kansas to Remember Constitution Battle Which Led to War

Wisconsin Cannon Battle Settled in Just Less Time than War Itself

Careful Horsemanship Excites Crowd at Missouri Reenactment

O'Dell Collection Goes to Auction on Anniversary of Surrender

Michigan Town Unveils New Monument to its Civil War Veterans

06/22/08

Missing Lincoln Monument at Nay Aug still a mystery

Quarry plan fractures Va. battlefield agreement

Americold denying plans for strip mine near Carthage battlefield

Three UA Civil War books reap awards

Civil War exhibit at Old Red Museum highlights North Texans’ involvement

Ramsey Lewis to compose work on Lincoln

Lincoln print may draw collector

06/19/08

Appomattox Latest Site Considered for Confederate Museum Relocation

Divisions Continue Within Sons of Confederate Veterans' Ranks

Writer of Play on Lincoln to Discuss Work in Kentucky Talk

Tennessee's Andrew Johnson House to Host Encampment

"Ghost Hunters" Show Visits Fort Delaware for Season Finale

Massachusetts Town Museum Creates Exhibit on Town's Involvement in War

Missouri Battle Reenactment Planned on (Non-Flooded) Riverbank

Maine Man Looks to Tap Interest in History to Start Union Sons Camp

Minnesota Adds Camp to Covered Bridge Arts Festival

Indiana Steam Train to Transport Visitors Back to Civil War Days

06/18/09

Pistol Returns to Michigan Museum As Mysteriously As It Left

Midwest Floods Causing Problems at Wilson's Creek Battlefield

Gettysburg Battle Days Ranger Walks Schedule Announced

Special Collector's Magazine "Civil War Secrets" Published

North Carolina Museum Gets Long-Missing Flag With Stonewall Ties

Special Programs Set This Weekend at Chickamauga

Harrisburg's Camp Curtin to Hold Anniversary Event This Weekend

Unusual Touring Exhibit Pairs Lincoln With Russian Czar

Exhibit to Take Close Look at North Texas and the Civil War

East Tennessee Festival to Include New Civil War Movie

New Musical Featuring Young Abe Lincoln to Premier in 2009 in Illinois

06/17/08

North Carolina "Race to the Dan" Sites Noted as Endangered

Idaho Man Restores Civil War Cannon to Firing Condition

Illinois Town Celebrates Lincoln-Douglas Debates With Hats

Wind Turbines Proposed Alternative to Power Lines in Battlefields

Exhibit Explores Roles of Blacks in US Naval History

West Virginia Paper Lists Historic Homes, Many With Civil War Connections

Indiana County to Get First Statistics on Impact of Historic Tourism

Lincoln Impersonator Celebrates 25th Year in Role of Old Abe

Nevada Chautauqua Series to Present Civil War in Talk and Music

06/16/08

NPS Updates Antietam Damage Report From June 4 Windstorm

Longtime Harpers Ferry Superintendent Announces Retirement

Michigan Town to Unfurl Confederate Cannon Found Underground

Alabama Reenactors Mark Jefferson Davis' Birthday

Battle of Harpers Ferry Reenacted at Original Scene of the Action

Gas Prices Blamed for Attendance Drop at Oregon Reenactment

Plaque Dedication Offers Chance to Remember Lincoln Delaware Visit

Book Details Links Between Lincoln and Illinois County

06/15/08

Missing Tennessee Union Flags May Be in Private Hands, Museum Says

South Carolina Beach Project Finds Odd Additive in Sand Dredge

"Juneteenth" Observances Celebrate News of Emancipation

Civil War Grave Markers Offered for West Virginia Day Event

Nebraska Town Plans Civil War Prairie Camp for Homestead Days

Book Explores Civil War in Words of Former Slaves

Illinois Lincoln Trail Marker Gets Cleanup Before Bicentennial

Father's Day Origin Has Civil War Links Too

Tennessee's Liberty Gap Reenactors Struggle On Through Rain

Photo of Lincoln Statue with "Noose" Brings Newspaper Criticism

06/11/08

Tape Shows Arsonist On Porch at Texas' Historic Governor's Mansion

Idaho Plans to Move, Refurbish Large Lincoln Statue

New Jersey Regiments to Be Featured at Civil War Weekend

Vandals Dig Up, Desecrate Major's Grave in Virginia Cemetery

Tennessee Museum Facing Mystery on Fate of Numerous Flags

Civil War Photos to Be Exposed at Wilson's Creek

Chattanooga Superintendent Notes Need to Adapt Parks for Change

Hanover Reenactment to Focus on Jeb Stuart's Ride

Michigan Town's Civil War Days to Feature Graveyard Tour, Living History

Newly Released Computer Games Include Civil War Title

06/10/08

Lincoln to Share Space With Horse, Turkey in Sculpture Garden

Davis May Share Space With Lincoln in Richmond's Tredegar

Connecticut Town Finds Civil War Era Flag in Old Records Room

Blue Cloth Adds to Mystery of Cannonball Found in Virginia

Groups Meet to Decide Fate of Collection at Indiana Lincoln Museum

Gettysburg Ghosts Get Chance to Perform Live on TV Show

Chickamauga Sets Special Programs for Flag Day Weekend

NPS Names New Superintendent at Richmond Area Sites

Gettysburg Train Station Sale to NPS Nearly Finalized

Ford's Theater May Be Closed but Assassination Tour Available

06/09/08

Fire at Texas' Prewar Governor's Mansion Suspected Arson

Munitions "Left Behind" at Fort Monroe Since Civil War

Luminaria Added to Shippensburg's Upcoming "March to Destiny"

Pamplin Park to Go to Extended Summer Hours

Wisconsin Soldier's Autograph Book Comes to Auction Again

Rifles Left Behind in Tavern Among Items at Gettysburg Appraisal

Tennessee Fort Defiance Reenactment Marches On Despite Heat

Even Cookbooks Now Looking to Rope In Ties to Lincoln

Illinois Town's Lincoln Bicentennial Project Connects to Local Canal 

Second Volume of "Throes of Democracy" Covers Buildup to War

06/06/08

Storm at Antietam Damages Fences, Trees But Not Park Structures

Sign Describing Washington State Jefferson Davis Memorial Stolen

Lincoln Statue in Oregon Loses Its Head, Again

Editorial Says Texas Museum Should Return Diorama to Students

CWPT Seeks to Save North Carolina's Bentonville Battlefield

Michigan Students Perform Ingenious Nonviolent "Reenactment"

Minnesota Town Dedicates Replica Cannon as Sesquicentennial Nears

Civil War Trail Sign Added at Richmond's Confederate White House

Accuracy Questioned at Living History Including Black Confederate Troops

Longtime Lincoln Portrayer Macon Ray Dies at 81

National Forests, National Parks Share Shortcomings in Historic Preservation

University of Arkansas Press Sweeps Book Awards from Order of Stars & Bars

Tennessee Heritage Center Opens Traveling "Hoofbeats" Exhibit

06/05/08

Florida Group Plans to Fly Largest Confederate Flag Over Interstate

Jefferson Davis Home to Officially Reopen After Katrina Repairs

Restored Home of Confederate Official Lamar to Open in Mississippi

New Civil War Game "Ironclads" Released

Gettysburg Cavalry Historians to Speak, Promote New Book

Book on Lincoln's Marriage Seen as Look at Human Side of Icon

Illinois Library's Lincoln Collection Growing Through Donations

Maryland's South Mountain to Ring With Artillery Blasts

Appraisers to Hit Gettysburg for County Antiques Event

Bentonville to Host Living History for North Carolina Soldiers

Long Forgotten Graves of Michigan Unknowns Now Restored

Novelist Who Got Help From Shelby Foote to Sign Books in Memphis

Mock Funeral Recalls Victorian Customs of Civil War Times

London Version of Musical "GWTW" Cuts Run Short After Weak Response

06/02/08

Audit Finds Possible Problems With Funds at Mills Creek

Another Artillery Shell Lost When Historical Society Calls Bomb Squad

Woman Loses Suit Asking Payment (Plus Interest) of Civil War Debt

Lincoln Study Projects Should Teach Man Not Myth, Editor Says

Mississippi Reenactment to Tell Story of Black Troops

Davis Bicentennial Moment Obscured Due to "Infamy"

Lincoln Will Play in Peoria at Lakeview Museum

Renovation Work on Ford's Theater Nears Midpoint, Progress Noted

If Fort Sumter Too Distant, Kansas Field Offers Another War "First"

First "Arts in the Park" Set This Weekend at Wilson's Creek

If Lines are Long at Famous Presidential Houses, Try These Instead

05/30/08

Bill for NPS Study of Newtonia Battlefields Awaits Signature

Lincoln-Signed Copy of Homestead Act Goes On Display in North Dakota

"Gone With the Wind" Musical Could Be Headed for Broadway

Guns Fired in More Than Just "Official" Battles, Virginia Historian Notes

Historical Society's Living History to Be at Salem Avery House

Culpeper Paper Gives Roundup of Upcoming History Events

One Virginia Man's Journey Through Civil War Traced

New Jersey Student Bags Full Scholarship to Gettysburg College Summer Institute

05/28/08

Real Tragedy Intrudes on British Reenactment

Chickamauga 145th Anniversary to Feature Medal of Honor Winner

Preservation Trust Honors Politicians for Contributions to Cause

Editor Suggests Tapping Civil War Preservationists Expertise

Wilson's Creek Promoted as Midwestern Tourist Destination

Virginia History Magazine Editor Wins Round Table Award for Book

Petersburg Recruiting Kids for Summer "Earthworks" Camp

05/27/08

Small But Significant Land Donation at Petersburg Commended

Bizarre Story Interweaves Scholar With Reenactor Who Stole Davis Letters

Thunder Substitutes for Cannon at Shiloh Memorial Day Service

Stiff Upper Lips Maintained as British Reenactment is Rained Upon

Hildene Lectures at Robert Lincoln's Home to Look at Elections

Efforts at Lincoln Art Becoming Increasingly Creative

Memorial Planned for Civil War Soldier Found in Rhode Island

New York's Riverside Park Monument Unveiled After Restoration

Soldier Who Died in Idaho Finally Gets Tombstone for Grave

05/26/08

Calhoun Resigns as Director of Franklin's Carnton Plantation

Volunteers Needed for New Gettysburg Visitor Center

Corinth Preservation Group Wins National Award for Efforts

Gettysburg Country Club Faces Foreclosure, Contemplates Land Sale to Park

Massive Effort Needed to Save 1850s Farm that Served as Antietam Hospital

Beaufort's Penn Center Gets Seat on South Carolina Bicentennial Board

Civil War Historian Faust Shares Yale Honor Stage With Beatle

Soldier Who Lost Battle With Traffic May Rise Again

Wilderness Friends Group Wins Pohanka Award for Ellwood Work

New Book on Gettysburg Gets Review in Co-Author's Hometown Paper

Harpers Ferry Noted as Short-Drive Vacation Spot for Easterners

Late War Plot Would Have Hit North With Biological Weapon

05/23/08

Cartwright Resigns as Head of Franklin's Carter House

Details on Sunken Ship Found Near Tampa Continue to Surface

Long Drives Avoidable for Midwest Civil War Fans

Chickamauga-Chattanooga Park Announces Holiday Weekend Events

Ferry Farm Reenactment Set for Holiday Weekend

Early Ohio Police Chief Gets New Marker Noting War Service

Missouri Museum Exhibit to Highlight Lives of Generals Grant, Lee

Illinois Town Honors Memory of Native Son John Logan

Dwindling Jewish Veterans Group Traces History to Civil War

05/22/08

Stolen Presidential Letters Recovered, Thief Pleads Mental Illness

Davis Letters Stolen a Decade Ago Found But Never Missed

Gettysburg Residents, Visitors Warned Against Feral Kittens

Sunken Ship in River Near Tampa Believed to Be the "Kate Dale"

Kentucky Teachers to Get Help With Lincoln Bicentennial Seminar

Small Illinois Town Produced Remarkable Number of Generals

Account of Secret Wartime Raid in Louisiana Continues

Novel Explores Life of Medical Student in Civil War Years

Story Explores Details, History of Food Preservation

05/21/08

Despite Spangler Purchase, Much of Gettysburg "Park" Land Still Private

Illinois House Passes Bill for Lincoln License Plates 93-3

Groups Chip In to Provide Protection For Banged-Up Ohio Monument

Pennsylvania Woman Seeks to Preserve Town's Historic Records

Relics Including Medal of Honor Donated to Harrisburg Museum

Bentonville UDC Group to Celebrate 50th Anniversary

California Student's Film on Sherman's March Reaches National Competition

Yet Another Book Explores Mystery of Lincoln-Todd Marriage

Impact of War on Children in Missouri Explored

05/20/08

Motorola Foundation to Fund Grants for Lincoln Projects

Wreck of Possible Blockade Runner Found by Divers Near Tampa

Proposed Changes at Custer's Best Known Battlefield Criticized

Shenandoah Valley Group Releases New Tour Guide

Bike Tours Scheduled at Chattanooga-Chickamauga Park

New Gettysburg Visitor Center to Take New Approach to Memorial Day Observance

New Foundation-Funded Movie to Open at Wilson's Creek

Manassas Museum Sets Dad-Kid Event at Fort Mayfield

Gravestone Replaced for Very Unlucky Kentucky Soldier

Murfreesboro Groups Team Up to Present Speaker on Humble Topic

05/19/08

Plan for "Racing Club" on Civil War Site Stirs North Carolina Dispute

Date for Rehab of Gettysburg's Cemetery Ridge Draws Nigh

Illinois Town Plans Observance of Lincoln-Douglas Debate Anniversary

Scranton Civil War Museum to Reopen Soon in More Accessible Location

Even Famous Mapmakers Languish in Obscurity

West Virginia Plantation Museum Presents History, Artillery

Illinois Event Includes Rare Portrayal of Henry Wirz

Upcoming Michigan Event to Cover Reenactment, Living History, Lincoln

Battle of Westport Reenactment Enjoys Perfect Weather

Forget Ghosts--New Novel Brings Tale of Civil War Vampires

Book Explores American Myths in Civil War Era

West Virginia Native to Return for Talk on Lincoln

05/16/08

DC Park Arsenic Problem May Date to Embalmings of Civil War Soldiers

Project Begins to Find "Lost" Cremated Remains of Veterans

Digging Artillery Shell Out of Wall Gets Virginia Man Felony Charges

Virginia's Historic Rose Hill Farm Finds New Role Yet Again

Building Used as Livery Stable During Civil War Lost to Fire Blamed on Lightning

Indiana Cemetery Cannon Receives Rededication

Wisconsin Historical Group Decides to Have Bomb Squad Check Out Relics

Ohio Civil War Weekend Ruled Success Despite Battle Washout

Group Asks Total Ban on Confederate Flag in Maryland's Allegany County Schools

Non-Historian's Time at Battle of the Wilderness Conference Ruled Rewarding

Magazine Offers Roundup of Lincoln-Related Coming Events

05/15/08

Proposed Sale of Lincoln Train Station Raises Gettysburg Council Dispute

Poison Found in Soil of DC's Only Civil War Battle Site

Condition of USS Monitor Wreck Evaluated in Government Report

Civil War Items Sell Well at Recent Auction of Southern Historic Papers

Gold Coins Recovered from Wreck of Prewar Ship Off Louisiana

Medal of Honor Winner's Name Proposed for Waltham Building

Indianapolis Area Military Museum to Be Dedicated

Scot Who Died in US Civil War to Be Added to Home Town Memorial

Indiana School Contest Covered All Subjects in Civil War

North Carolina Town Observes Confederate Memorial Day

05/14/08

Lincoln Presidential Library Awards Prize to Desmond Tutu 

Petersburg to Present Program on Lives of Civilians in Wartime

Funding Help Sought to Restore St. Louis' Greenwood Cemetery

The Selling of the Lincoln Bicentennial Begins at Marketing Conference

History of Texas' Camp Ford Prison Explored

Creative Teacher Merges Study of Marine Biology, Civil War

Photographer Creates Show of Battlefields Where Black Troops Fought

Quilts, Textiles to Be Showcased at California Lincoln Shrine

05/13/08

Congressman Who Pushed Newtonia Study Visits Scene of Destruction

Battlefield Tourism May Take Hit From Surging Gas Prices

Winchester Tourism Council Opens Offices With Shenandoah Valley Battlefield Group

A. P. Hill  Monument to Hold Defensive Line Against Richmond Drivers

New Masonic Monument Dedicated at Kentucky Battlefield

Story of New Jersey's "Holy Stones" Entangled in 1860 Conspiracy

Ohio Parks to Start Promoting History in Sites They Already Own

Historic North Carolina Church, Survivor of Civil War, Celebrates Bicentennial

Pennsylvania County Hopes Civil War Trail Will Help Expand Tourism Outside Gettysburg

Michigan Community Schedules Reenactment This Weekend

Massive Scout Gathering Uses Lincoln Study to Build Character

05/10/08

Newtonia's Richie Mansion Gets Hole in Roof in Weekend Storm

Antietam Area Landowners Explain Reasons Behind Conservation Easement

Pennsylvania Monuments at Gettysburg Project Hits Halfway Mark

Spielberg Set to Shoot--er, "Film"--Lincoln in 2009

Flag that Flew Over Mobile Defenses Goes on Temporary Display

North Carolina Yadkin Bridge Added to Endangered Battlefields List

Large Confederate Flag to Mark West Tennessee Memorial Site

San Francisco Artists Picked for New Statue at Lincoln Birthplace

Ceremony Honoring Civil War Soldier Cut Short by Missouri Storm

West Virginia Reenactment to Add Focus on Black Soldiers' Experience

05/09/08

Bill Authorizing Central Illinois as "Lincoln Heritage Area" Signed

Dedication of Veteran's Stone to Highlight Missouri Cemetery Celebration

Man Wants to Close Civil War Grave Robbed Decades Ago

Fort Clifton Festival to Teach Role of Site in Petersburg Defenses

Data Site Footnote.com Adds 1860 Census to Civil War Collection

Louisiana Encampment to Recall Burning of Town of Alexandria 

Military Force to Invade Ohio Capitol, Shoot Off Guns in Streets

Accident of Casting Propelled Man Into Career as Lincoln

Connections Between Civil War and Mother's Day Noted

05/08/08

Gettysburg's George Spangler Farm Bought Outright By Foundation

South Carolina Sesquicentennial Commission Bill Makes Progress

Video Version of "American Brutus" Now Out on DVD

Church That Survived Civil War and Hurricanes Now Threatened by Hawks

Gettysburg College Civil War Institute Serves as Model for Revolutionary War Studies

Maryland Town Bases History Contest on Details of "Corbit's Charge"

Southern Woman's Diary Tracks Progress of War, Children

Alabama North-South Ball Rescheduled for Fall After Ticket Sales Slow

Texas Park Where Veterans Held Reunions Gets New Manager

South Dakota Museum Program to Present Ken Burns' Show

New Book Traces History of Black South Carolinians

05/07/08

Congress Approves $15 Million, 15 Year Project to Promote Lincoln

Confederate Flag Brings $95K at Recent Firearms Auction

Petersburg Formalizes Policy When Civil War Explosives Found

Kansas City Residents Oppose Development Over Site of Cemetery

Shelby Foote Included in Campaign to Boost Mississippi Reputation

Civil War General's Relics Said Lost in Palm Beach Fire That Killed One

Pennsylvania Adds Civil War Trail Signs in Six Counties

Family Donation to Help Finance Kentucky Lincoln Memorial Project

Confederate Memorial Day to Be Observed Saturday

Mississippi Tourism Conference Sees Civil War History As Draw

Questioner Asks What Ever Happened to "Last Full Measure" Movie

South Carolina Town Proposes Historic District, Helps Fund Reenactment

05/06/08

Trees, World War I Era Trenches to Be Removed From Petersburg

Mississippi Courthouse Used as Hospital for Battle of Raymond to Get Restoration

Civil War Medical Museum Volunteer Honored for "Ripken-like" Service

Civil War Chaplain's Diary Available at Missouri Museum

Wilsons Creek Horse Trails Reopen After Cleanup From Ice Storm

High School Annual Academic Decathlon Focused on Civil War

Students Do Hands-On Digging at Ohio Civil War POW Island

Mississippi War-Era Mayor's House Gets Restoration

Civil War Nurse, Ex-Slave Join Springsteen in New Jersey Hall of Fame

"GWTW" Musical to Get Revisions After Critics Fail to Give Damn

Stones River Battlefield Schedules Lantern Tours This Year