Showing posts with label battle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label battle. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Fight at Chimney Mountain, Oklahoma (July 17, 1863)

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Monuments at Honey Springs Battlefield 150 years ago today (July 17, 1863), Union forces continued their advance on the Confederate ca...
Monday, July 8, 2013

The Fall of Port Hudson, Louisiana - July 9, 1863

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Peace Monument at Port Hudson, Louisiana The longest siege of the War Between the States (or Civil War) came to an end 150 years ago to...
Sunday, July 7, 2013

Port Hudson, Louisiana - July 7, 1863

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Confederate gun at Port Hudson State Historic Site 150 years ago today, Major General Franklin Gardner (CS) at Port Hudson learned that ...
Friday, July 5, 2013

Fighting goes on at Port Hudson, Louisiana - July 5, 1863

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Confederate Fortifications at Port Hudson 150 years ago today, as Union troops consolidated their hold on the newly captured city of Vi...
Monday, July 1, 2013

Vicksburg and Port Hudson - The "other" battles of July 1863

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Confederate Cannon and the Mississippi River at Vicksburg The nation is remembering the Battle of Gettysburg this week, and appropriatel...
Thursday, April 12, 2012

Siege of Augusta, Georgia - A Battle of the American Revolution

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Monument marking site of Fort Cornwallis Augusta is a charming and beautiful city nestled along the Savannah River. And while the Georgi...
Wednesday, March 7, 2012

150th Anniversary of the Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas

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Elkhorn Tavern at Pea Ridge National Military Park This week marks the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas. The battl...
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Port Hudson State Historic Site - Zachary, Louisiana

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Confederate Earthworks at Port Hudson Although its story is often overshadowed by that of the Battle of Vicksburg , which took place at t...
Friday, December 3, 2010

Battle of Prairie Grove Reenactment is This Weekend (December 4-5)

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Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park The 148th anniversary of the Battle of Prairie Grove, Arkansas - one of the largest Civil War battle...
Saturday, December 26, 2009

Battle of Chickamauga - Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia

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On September 19-20, 1863, Confederate and Union armies collided in northern Georgia in one of the most violent battles in American history. ...
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Thursday, October 15, 2009

Battle of Gully Hole Creek - St. SImons Island, Georgia

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It is strange to consider today, but one of the most significant battles in the history of the South was actually a small skirmish fought at...
Sunday, September 14, 2008

Poison Spring Series at Civil War Arkansas

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If you are interested in learning more about one of the most dramatic encounters of the Civil War west of the Mississippi, you might want to...
Friday, March 7, 2008

The Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas

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Today is the 146th anniversary of the Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas. Sometimes called the Battle of Elkhorn Tavern, this massive engagement...
Friday, February 29, 2008

Jenkins' Ferry State Park - Arkansas

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Our new page on Jenkins' Ferry State Park in Arkansas is now online at www.exploresouthernhistory.com . The Battle of Jenkins' Ferr...
Thursday, February 28, 2008

Vicksburg, Mississippi - Old Courthouse Museum

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This beautiful structure in Vicksburg, Mississippi is the city's historic Old Courthouse. Now a museum, it is located at 1008 Cherry Str...
Monday, February 25, 2008

Vicksburg National Military Park - Vicksburg, Mississippi

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Over the next few days we will spend some time exploring Vicksburg, Mississippi, one of the most historic cities in the United States. Vick...
Sunday, February 17, 2008

News about Devil's Backbone Battlefield in Arkansas

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I've received news from a friend at the Civil War Round Table of Arkansas that the Civil War Preservation Trust has voted to purchase 10...

The Battle of Dripping Springs, Arkansas

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Over the next few days we are exploring the Battle of Dripping Springs, Arkansas on our sister blog, Arkansas in the Civil War . This battl...
Thursday, December 13, 2007

Grand Gulf Military Monument - Mississippi

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Our new pages for Grand Gulf Military Monument near Port Gibson, Mississippi, are now online at http://www.exploresouthernhistory.com/ ! Alt...
Thursday, December 6, 2007

Battle of Corinth, Mississippi pages now online!

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Our new pages on the Battle of Corinth, Mississippi are now online at ExploreSouthernHistory.com. The new addition to our site includes an ...