Tuesday, April 26, 2011

April 26th - Birthday of John James Audubon

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Audubon in 1826 Today marks the 226th anniversary of the birth of famed naturalist John James Audubon, whose footprints can still be tr...
Thursday, April 14, 2011

A Monument to John Wilkes Booth? Unusual Landmark in Troy, Alabama

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The (Former) John Wilkes Booth Monument Today marks the anniversary of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln by actor and conspi...
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011

The First Shot of the Civil War - A Controversy Ignited?

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Fort Barrancas, Florida If you have seen today's Associated Press article quoting me, it looks like quite a stir has been created ove...
Tuesday, April 12, 2011

The Bombardment of Fort Sumter - 150 Years Ago Today

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Fort Sumter National Monument NPS Photo At 4:30 a.m. on April 12, 1861, 150 years ago today, a mortar shell rose high in the air over Ch...
Friday, March 25, 2011

The Athens Double-Barrelled Cannon - Athens, Georgia

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The Double-Barrelled Cannon It was a "secret weapon" of the Confederacy that wasn't all that secret: a double-barrelled can...
Sunday, March 20, 2011

Ten Favorite Spring Destinations in the South

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Muskogee Azalea Festival Today is the first day of Spring, so I thought I would share with you ten of my favorite Southern spring destina...
Saturday, March 19, 2011

Audubon Pilgrimage - St. Francisville, Louisiana

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Rosedown in St. Francisville The annual Audubon Pilgrimage is underway this weekend in St. Francisville, Louisiana. A charming communit...
Friday, March 11, 2011

Oklahome to close Heavener Runestone State Park (Updated with news that the park remains open)

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Heavener Runestone Note: The park remains open thanks to the city of Heavener stepping up to save it. It is now operated as a municipal ...
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Wednesday, March 9, 2011

"The Battle of Marianna, Florida" - Expanded Edition now available!

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I'm pleased to announce that the Expanded Edition of my book, The Battle of Marianna, Florida , is now available. The new Expanded Edi...
Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Reenactment of the Battle of Natural Bridge, Florida set for this Weekend

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Natural Bridge Battlefield The 146th anniversary of the Battle of Natural Bridge will be commemorated this weekend with a reenactment and...
Saturday, February 26, 2011

Rosedown Plantation State Historic Site - St. Francisville, Louisiana

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Rosedown Plantation State Historic Site One of the best known and most beautiful of the South's historic antebellum plantation homes,...
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...
Thursday, February 17, 2011

Oakley Plantation (Audubon SHS) - St. Francisville, Louisiana

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Oakley Plantation Built in around 1806, Oakley Plantation at Audubon State Historic Site has been a Louisiana landmark for more than 200 ...
Sunday, February 6, 2011

Grave of the best known Private Soldier of the Confederacy - Milledgeville, Georgia

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Private Edwin F. Jemison, 2nd Louisiana Infantry A stone monument at Memory Hill Cemetery in historic Milledgeville, Georgia, bears a nam...
Friday, February 4, 2011

The Confederate States of America was formed 150 Years Ago Today

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Alabama State Capitol Building On February 4, 1861, delegates from the seven Southern states that had declared their independence from th...
Thursday, February 3, 2011

Two Florida Civil War Battlefields facing Possible Closure

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Olustee Battlefield With the 150th anniversary observation of the Civil War now underway and tourists flocking to Civil War sites across ...
Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Fort Pickens - Santa Rosa Island, Florida

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Fort Pickens Battered over the years by hurricane, war and even a massive accidental explosion, the old brick walls of Fort Pickens conti...
Wednesday, January 19, 2011

An Eyewitness Account of the Nancy Harts - LaGrange, Georgia

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Home of 2nd Lieutenant, Mrs. Peter Heard The events commemorating the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War reminded me of ...
Saturday, January 15, 2011

Key West Lighthouse - Key West, Florida

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Photo by Lauren Pitone Built in 1847-1849, the Key West Lighthouse is one of the most elegant such towers that dot the Southern coastline...