Buried Secrets of the CSA
ALBEMARLE, N.C. — Are secret documents dating back to the Civil War buried in a mine in Stanly County? The Stanly County Museum and Stanly County Historical Society gave local residents an opportunity to hear of the mystery surrounding the disappearance of the...Civil War Medicine
Shauna Devine spoke at the National Library of Medicine on “The Civil War, the Army Medical Museum, and the Surgeon General’s Library: Medical Practice and the Science of American Medicine.” Dr. Devine also contributed to the NLM’s book Hidden Treasure. You can read...News from Around the South 8/26 to 9/2
Tennessee: Fall Civil War Cruises Set CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — After an unusually wet summer across the Southeast, everyone is looking forward to drier fall weather. Soon brilliant colors will decorate the mountains surrounding Chattanooga. The Tennessee River Gorge is a...Smithsonian's Civil War
It’s only one weapon among the 5,700 in the firearms collection of the American History Museum, but it speaks to the Civil War in a very personal way. Under the watchful eye of curator David Miller, I hoist the 1863 Springfield rifle musket to my shoulder and feel its...Obiter Dicta
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