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Detailed Civil War diary reveals Rio man's service as family keeps his story alive
Charles H. Walker's family is committed to preserving and sharing his diary, which has entries from September 1861 through ...
NOLA.com8d
Fort Jackson lives on after flopping in its starring role defending New Orleans in the Civil War
With Louisiana’s militias off fighting in Virginia and Tennessee, the job of defending the Crescent City fell to two forts ...
The Republican Herald9d
The 48th and 96th PA regiments trained on Pottsville’s Lawton’s Hill for the Civil War
My grandparents, Nathan and Domenica Borga DePauli, had a farmette on the Route 61 side of Lawton’s Hill until after World War II. In fact, their house was demolished to make way for the new Route ...
New historic marker honors Black Union soldier who escaped slavery, became a state delegate
The new Civil War Trails sign on the Eastern Shore dedicates Peter Jacob Carter. The sign’s origins lie with Arthur Carter, ...
The Iola Register4d
Former ACHS director to discuss role of African Americans who fought in the Civil War
Jeff Kluever, former Allen County Historical Society director and avid Civil War historian, will be in Iola April 26 to talk ...