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Confederate soldiers’ remains quietly buried at Cedar Grove in Williamsburg
We were happy to get them reinterred quickly, quietly and respectfully,” said Jack Gary, director of archaeology for The ...
What's in a name? A small fortune for businesses around Fort Bragg
When it came to picking a name for his business, Ralph Rodriguez rolled the dice. He went with Fort Liberty Pawn & Gun. It’s ...
A Civil War veteran from RI was buried in an unmarked grave. Now he's getting his due.
John Leach learned that his great-great grandfather served in the Civil War and was buried without a gravestone, so he did ...
Southeast Express4d
America’s Most Sacred Military Cemetery Used to Be This Confederate General’s Mansion
Arlington National Cemetery wasn’t always a cemetery at all. The land once belonged to the family of Confederate General ...
Southeast Express4d
The First Shots of America’s Civil War Were Fired at This Charleston Harbor Fort in 1861
President James Buchanan sent the unarmed ship Star of the West with 200 soldiers and supplies on January 9, 1861. When it ...
Fort Carson soldiers heading to D.C. for Army’s 250th birthday parade
Mountain Post is sending close to 400 soldiers to Washington, D.C., to celebrate the Army’s 250th Birthday in mid-June. On ...
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Presbyterian seminary demolishes historic Richmond home of Confederate surgeon; 'I am not sorry Hunter McGuire's old house is gone.'
Inspired by the removal of Confederate statuary on Monument Avenue last summer, Union Presbyterian Seminary last month demolished the historic country home of a Confederate surgeon who served ...
Winston-Salem Journal4d
Angell family member buys estate properties
The son of the late Don Angell has been approved to buy three Davie County properties and three assets by the Forsyth County Superior Clerk of Court. D. Gray Angell Jr. received court approval on ...