Institute aims to identify graves of black veterans

ShareBy Jake Palmateer
A local research institute specializing in the study of black Civil War soldiers is expanding its efforts to include Revolutionary War veterans.
So far, the initiative has led to a greater understanding of the life of Cato Freedom, a freed black man who served in a Connecticut regiment, and whose grave was discovered [...]

Senate Backs Apology for Slavery

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By Krissah Thompson Washington Post Staff Writer
The Senate unanimously passed a resolution yesterday apologizing for slavery, making way for a joint congressional resolution and the latest attempt by the federal government to take responsibility for 2 1/2 centuries of slavery.
     
"You wonder why we didn’t do [...]

Seven Civil War stories your teacher never told you

Share    * Hundreds of women in both armies dressed as men so they could serve    * Confederate anthem "Dixie" was a favorite of Abraham Lincoln’s    * Confederate President Jefferson Davis was effectively mugged by a gang of women    * Paul Revere’s grandson fought at the Battle of Gettysburg
By Eric Johnson
Perhaps your history teachers failed to [...]

Remains make final journey; ceremony today at veterans cemetery in Sierra Vista

ShareTUCSON — Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas says it is time the few remains of soldiers from the 1860s through the 1880s  who died in the then Arizona Territory be given a final resting place.
“They need land where they will have final peace,” the bishop of the Diocese of Tucson said Friday morning.
Prior to blessing the [...]

Poll: almost half of Georgia GOP think state would be better off seceding

ShareBy Stephen C. Webster
When asked if Georgia would be better off as an independent nation or as part of the United States, 43 percent of Republicans in the state selected independent nation, according to a poll published Friday.Asked, “Would you approve or disapprove of Georgia leaving the United States?” 32 percent of Georgia Republicans said [...]

Republicans want Georgia to secede

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By Jim Thompson Athens Banner-Herald
There’s no question Senate Resolution 632, a legislative proposal that should have been packaged with cases of survival rations and bottled water, a stash of automatic weapons, a mountain hideaway and enough tinfoil to make fashionable headgear for the entire family, was a Republican play [...]

The Enemies Within

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By CHARLES M. BLOW
Published: April 17, 2009

The United States Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis issued a report last week suggesting that current political and economic conditions are energizing right-wing extremist groups, that many of these groups follow extremely conservative ideologies and that some may seek to recruit and “radicalize” [...]

The Right Wing Loonies Here Are Cowards

ShareAs a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, I take very much to heart the well being of the republic, not just for my own best interests but for every one elses as well, not the lunatic fringe element how ever that I read about who seem bent on burning down the country now [...]

Confederate holiday provokes a war between the Souths

ShareReporting from Atlanta — In a cultural war that has pitted Old South against New, defenders of the Confederate legacy have opened a fresh front in their campaign to polish an image tarnished, they say, by people who do not respect Southern values.     
Confederate defenders seek to honor their history. Many who cherish the modern New [...]

Help Save Memorial Hall, Dedicated in 1915 to the Veterans of the Civil War

Shareby Randy Ark
For over two hundred years, there have been meetings where the fate of Springfield and its properties have been decided and discussed. Last night’s “open forum” at the Heritage Center was no different. As they did then, so we do now.
Over a span of two hundred years, beginning with James Demint, John Dougherty, [...]

Albert Woolson: The Last Living Civil War Veteran

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The last surviving veteran of any particular war, upon his or her death, marks the end of a historic era. Exactly who is the last surviving veteran is often an issue of contention, especially with records from long-ago wars. The "last man standing" was often very young at the time of enlistment and in many [...]

The Ghosts of Gettysburg

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by Donna Teresa, Homefront Journal
Do you believe in ghosts?
There is a good chance that we have all been asked that question. For those who have indeed had encounters with unexplained phenomenon, author and historian, Mark Nesbitt has written a series of books called "The Ghosts of Gettysburg," which focuses on ghostly [...]

200th Birthday of U.S. War Veteran Jefferson Davis

ShareShould We Remember U.S. War Veteran Jefferson Davis or Should History Hang Him for Treason?
Some Say We Should Celebrate His 200th Birthday
It hasn’t been so easy getting people excited about celebrating the 200th birthday of that tall, gaunt, bearded, Kentucky-bred president who was born in a log cabin and went on to lead his [...]