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Authorizing Central Illinois as "Lincoln Heritage Area" Signed
President Bush signed legislation that designates a massive swath of Illinois
as the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area. Bush signed the measure Thursday.
It calls for up to $15 million in federal money over 15 years to fund grants to
help keep alive the story of Lincoln. The area includes 42 counties in central
Illinois where Lincoln spent his pre-White House years. (Offsite: Chicago IL
Tribune)
Dedication
of Veteran's Stone to Highlight Missouri Cemetery Celebration
Not very often does one get the opportunity to celebrate in a cemetery. But
at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, May 10, Carthage area residents are invited to attend the
4th Annual May Cemetery Event in Park Cemetery. According to Sue Vandergriff,
member of the planning committee, the event is a celebration of the lives and
history of Carthage. (Offsite: Carthage MO Press)
Man
Wants to Close Civil War Grave Robbed Decades Ago
An Orange County man is trying to right a wrong that occurred a long time
ago. Nearly 30 years ago, a couple of young boys went into a cemetery in the
woods in the eastern end of the county and dug up several graves. One grave was
that of a Civil War soldier whose tombstone reads, “Chapman Timberlake,
Coleman’s Battery, Virginia Artillery.” The boys took items from the graves to
sell in Richmond. They were caught and punished. (Offsite: Orange County VA
Review)
Fort
Clifton Festival to Teach Role of Site in Petersburg Defenses
The 33rd annual Fort Clifton Arts, Music and Craft Festival will be May 10-11
at Berberich Park, site of Fort Clifton, in Colonial Heights. The fort is behind
Tussing Elementary School, 5501 Conduit Road, off Brockwell Lane. The Fort
Clifton Festival began in May 1976 as part of the bicentennial celebration. It
has become an annual event, held on Mother's Day weekend. The family-oriented
and educational festival highlights the historic significance of the fort and
its importance in the Civil War to the Petersburg defense line. (Offsite:
Richmond VA Times-Dispatch)
Data Site Footnote.com Adds 1860 Census to Civil War Collection
Today, Footnote.com announced the addition of the 1860 US Census to their
Civil War Collection. As the largest online collection of original Civil War
documents, this new addition to Footnote.com provides a snapshot of America
before the bloodiest war in its history. The 1860 US Census reveals many details
about individuals at that time. What was their occupation? Where were they born?
(Offsite: Businesswire.com)
Louisiana
Encampment to Recall Burning of Town of Alexandria
The morning of Friday, May 13, 1864 is one never to be
forgotten in the history of Alexandria. It was on that day 144 years ago that
troops, under the command of General N. Banks, set fire to the City of
Alexandria as they retreated after the Battle of Pleasant Hill. Although no
battle was fought in Alexandria, union soldiers camped on the grounds of Kent
Plantation House. It is that unforgettable day Kent Plantation House will
commemorate with “Alexandria Afire!” on Saturday, May 10. (Offsite: Alexandria
LA TownTalk)
Military
Force to Invade Ohio Capitol, Shoot Off Guns in Streets
Cannons will blast downtown Columbus tomorrow to kick off a weekend Civil War
re-enactment. The Civil War buffs will build a camp on the lawn of the Ohio
Statehouse. The event begins at 9 a.m., when Ohio first lady Frances Strickland
will help with the first cannon firing. (Offsite: WTTE TV Columbus OH)
Accident
of Casting Propelled Man Into Career as Lincoln
It was supposed to be a one-time shot when Fritz Klein first walked onstage.
"I was 28 in 1976 and working in landscaping in Hawaii," the 6-foot-4-inch actor
recalled. It was during the U.S. Bicentennial and organizers of an "Old Hawaii"
pageant persuaded the native Californian to portray a missionary in a mourning
coat and top hat — a five-minute graveside schtick. (Offsite: Evansville IN
Courier-Press)
Connections
Between Civil War and Mother's Day Noted
Julie Ward Howe was an accomplished writer and poet, a women’s rights
activist and writer of one of the most famous Civil War songs. “The Battle Hymn
of the Republic.” She was a highly accomplished woman by any standard, but even
moreso by the standards of her time and the standards of mothers of her time.
Perhaps one of her greatest accomplishments, aside from her six children, was
her role in the establishment of Mother’s Day. (Offsite: Duxbury MA Daily
Reporter)
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