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Sunday, February 27, 2011
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Sesquicentennial lectures at Historical Society of Washington, D.C.
posted at 9:11 p.m.
the Historical Society of Washington, DC has announced a series of lectures, open to the public, to commemorate The Civil War.
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Monday, February 21, 2011
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Southern women in the Civil War – spies galore, nurses too
posted at 4:15 p.m.
If the women of the North were best characterized by a famous nurse, the women of the South were exemplified with spies and nurses.
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011
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Crazy Bet, Mother Bickerdyke, Clara Barton - famous Northern women
posted at 10:08 p.m.
Spies, nurses, and First Lady -- Northern heroines
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Tuesday, February 8, 2011
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Photo: University of Missouri Press
Lincoln's 1863 plan to relocate blacks to Caribbean
posted at 8:53 p.m.
Dr. Phillip W. Magness and Sebastian N. Page publish “Colonization After Emancipation: Lincoln and the Movement for Black Resettlement"
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Monday, February 7, 2011
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Photo: http://www.easterncharity.com
Belles, bullets and bacon: Women in the Civil War
posted at 10:17 a.m.
Forget about the balls, give me some food!
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Thursday, February 3, 2011
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Photo: Associated Press
Walmart gives up Civil War Wilderness site
posted at 9:30 a.m.
No shots fired - Walmart concedes land
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Tuesday, January 25, 2011
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Photo: National Archives
Archives alleges Dr. Lowry altered Lincoln document
posted at 12:27 p.m.
Author and researcher Dr. Thomas P. Lowry, who wrote “Sex in the Civil War,” has recently signed a statement that he altered a historical document.
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Thursday, January 13, 2011
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Photo: Library of Congress
Secession begins in the South
posted at 3:17 p.m.
Starting with South Carolina’s decision in December of 1860, states began to make the deeply serious decision to secede from the United States of America.
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Saturday, January 8, 2011
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Photo: PBS American Experience
Review: Robert E. Lee 'American Experience' on PBS
posted at 2:09 a.m.
My thoughts regarding the “American Experience” program on Gen. Robert E. Lee broadcast Monday, Jan. 3.
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Sunday, January 2, 2011
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Robert E. Lee PBS special airs Jan. 3
posted at 9:16 p.m.
The local PBS stations will present a 90-minute documentary on the life of Robert E. Lee tomorrow evening at 9 p.m.
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Martha M. Boltz
Martha Boltz is a frequent contributor to the long running Civil War features in The ... more
Martha Boltz is a frequent contributor to the long running Civil War features in The Washington Times America At War feature in the print and online editions. She has been a regular contributor to the original Civil War Page and its successor page since 1994, and is a civil war buff, historian, and writer. "Someone said that if we don't learn about the past, we are condemned to repeat it," she said, "and there are lessons of all sorts inherent in this bloody four-year period of our country's history." She is a member of several heritage and lineage groups, as well as the Montgomery County Civil War Round Table. Her standing invitation is, "come on down - check the blog - send me your comments and let's have fun with its history and maybe learn something at the same time."