Black Civil War soldiers to be honored with 7-foot bronze monument
Seventy Black Union military members who fought in the Civil War will be memorialized in a monument planned for Rocky Mount ...
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$8.5 million makeover of Carter House Civil War site in Franklin starts soon
The Carter House, a historic farm built in 1830 that landed at the center of the Battle of Franklin, is getting an $8.5 million makeover with a new visitor's center. A groundbreaking event will be ...
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Monument honoring US Colored Troops to be placed at historical church in Franklin County by next year
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - After months of back-and-forth, there is a final place for a historical monument in Franklin County. It will honor the 70 Black soldiers born in Franklin County who ...
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About the Memorial
Chartered in 1693 by King William & Queen Mary of England, William & Mary's past is replete with names that stand out in U.S. history—Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, Benjamin Franklin and George ...
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World War II veteran celebrates 104th birthday in Franklin
A World War II veteran in Franklin is celebrating a remarkable milestone Friday. Jay Opie, who resides at Vitality Living in Franklin, turned 104 years old. The community held a big birthday party ...
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After the Civil War, African-American Veterans Created a Home of Their Own: Unionville
After the Civil War, 18 veterans of the United States Colored Troops returned to Talbot County, on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, where their families had toiled for generations. But this time, they ...
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Informer: Civil War symposium slated March 29
Registration is open for The Friends of the Boy in Blue Civil War Memorial’s 12th annual Civil War Symposium 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 29 at Morson-Ario-Strand VFW, 1900 N. Riverfront Drive.