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Join us on a hunt through history as we search for and recover Civil War artifacts hidden underground for over 100 years. Each piece we unearth—from coins and buttons to bullets and buckles—offers a ...
Dozens of people who hadn't even heard of Civil War veteran John Weigel until today honoring his memory and his family. The first of its kind in Westmoreland County, *** Memorial Day ceremony for ...
Armed with metal detectors and a passion for the past, we explore ground once trodden by Civil War soldiers. The relics we uncover—bullets, buttons, buckles—have been buried for over 150 years, ...
THOSE INCLUDE TWO BUILT BY CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS IN THE 30S AND A GYM BUI A wildfire swept through portions of a Civil War-era fort and historical site in southern New Mexico, forcing the ...
Campgrounds and a horse ranch were evacuated Monday as wildfire swept through a Civil War-era historical site in Southern New Mexico. Ground crews, air tankers and helicopters joined efforts to ...
The smell of campfires and gunpowder were in the air at Burton Century Village Museum and Historical Education Center’s Civil War re-enactment. The encampment took place on May 24 at 14653 E.
In 1863, a Civil War soldier known as “John N.” wrote a notably candid letter to President Abraham Lincoln requesting a discharge. The reason? Marital betrayal. “Mr. Lincoln. When this war ...
War is boring as hell in “The Damned,” an austere western drama set far from the battlefields on the 1862 frontier. It seeks not to tell a story but to capture a set of feelings. None of them ...
The holiday's origins can be traced to the American Civil War, which killed more than 600,000 service members - both Union and Confederate - between 1861 and 1865. The first national observance of ...
The assaults on Port Sudan mark a new phase in the brutal civil war that’s left as many as 150,000 people dead and sparked the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. While the capital ...
A memorial honouring men from East Lancashire who volunteered to fight fascism in the 1930s Spanish Civil War has been unveiled in Burnley. Men from Pendle, Burnley, Rossendale and Hyndburn are ...