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REMEMBERING THE SULTANA DISASTER: This 14-foot model greeted Arkansas museum visitors for years. It was one of two made for a film about the Civil War maritime tragedy.

The model will be coming back at permanent Sultana venue in Marion, Ark. READ MORE: https://civil-war-picket.blogspot.com/2026/07/remembering-sultana-disaster-this-14.html

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BATTLE OF PEACHTREE CREEK: Brig. Gen. Winfield Featherston's Mississippi brigade led the charge, suffered massive casualties as other units got lost or were delayed in the confusion

BATTLE OF PEACHTREE CREEK: Brig. Gen. Winfield Featherston's Mississippi brigade led the charge, suffered massive casualties as other units got lost or were delayed in the confusion. A visit to Atlanta’s Tanyard Creek Park on the eve of battle anniversary. https://civil-war-picket.blogspot.com/2026/07/battle-of-peachtree-creek-featherstons.html

u/philgast — 7 days ago

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FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS: Pvt. John C. Pollitz of the 44th Massachusetts Infantry lies beneath the Long Island church he dearly loved. His headstone and a bell he bought are reminders of sacrifice

FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS: Pvt. John C. Pollitz of the 44th Massachusetts Infantry lies beneath the Long Island church he dearly loved. His headstone and a bell he bought are reminders of sacrifice.

u/philgast — 8 days ago

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10-MUST SEES: Atlanta History Center senior military historian and curator Gordon Jones says these artifacts in new 'More Perfect Union' exhibit will speak to you

: https://civil-war-picket.blogspot.com/2026/07/10-must-sees-atlanta-history-center.html

u/philgast — 15 days ago

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Old number 9: Confederate Capt. Key's howitzer, which for years was on loan to the Pickett's Mill battlefield, debuts in Atlanta History Center's 'More Perfect Union'

https://civil-war-picket.blogspot.com/2026/07/old-number-9-confederate-capt-keys.html

u/philgast — 18 days ago

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At national battlefields, you can be a finder, but not a keeper. Kennesaw Mountain staff educates public about value of precious artifacts -- and potential hazards

https://civil-war-picket.blogspot.com/2026/07/at-national-battlefields-you-can-be.html

u/philgast — 19 days ago

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Cannon salute to the Fourth of July! Savannah dredging operations brought up Civil War and Revolutionary War artifacts. How did the projects and weapons compare?

https://civil-war-picket.blogspot.com/2026/07/cannon-salute-to-fourth-of-july.html

u/philgast — 22 days ago

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'Faithful Unto Death': Gettysburg hero Alonzo Cushing's Medal of Honor will be displayed at park visitor center for this week's 163rd anniversary

https://civil-war-picket.blogspot.com/2026/06/faithful-unto-death-gettysburg-hero.html

u/philgast — 26 days ago

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Blood, sweat and special effects: The making of a Civil War visitor center film

u/philgast — 29 days ago

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For $18.63, you can sponsor an American flag and remember a soldier who fell at Gettysburg. The 7,000 flags will be on view in November

The Gettysburg Foundation is asking the public to sponsor a U.S. flag for $18.63 through "A Field of Remembrance,” a campaign to memorialize the 7,000 men killed at the battle. https://civil-war-picket.blogspot.com/2026/06/for-1863-you-can-sponsor-american-flag.html

u/philgast — 1 month ago

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Edwin Coe had a premonition and was killed the next day at Petersburg. The Massachusetts officer's sword somehow got to Hawaii. So many questions remain

STORY OF A SWORD: Edwin Coe had a premonition and was killed the next day at Petersburg. The Massachusetts officer's sword somehow got to Hawaii. So many questions remain. READ MORE: https://civil-war-picket.blogspot.com/2026/06/edwin-coe-had-premonition-and-was.html

u/philgast — 1 month ago

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A lucky cannon shot killed the 'Fighting Bishop.' The officer whose battery fired it was killed by a sharpshooter days later

https://civil-war-picket.blogspot.com/2021/02/road-trip-to-sites-lucky-cannon-shot.html

u/philgast — 1 month ago

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Atlanta History Center hopes to make an emotional connection with patrons at immersive 'More Perfect Union' Civil War exhibit, opening in mid-July

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u/philgast — 2 months ago

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Return to 1863: Gettysburg will restore grassland, biodiversity and historic views to a portion of Cemetery Ridge, the powerful attraction in the center of the battlefield

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u/philgast — 2 months ago

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More than 160 years ago, photographer Timothy O'Sullivan took breathtaking images of Grant council of war at Virginia church. Today, O'Sullivan is still a man of mystery

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u/philgast — 2 months ago

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RaceTrac loses its bid to build a 24/7 gas station at an Atlanta-area site where a Civil War house stood, cavalry clashed. Proximity to school, day care led to defeat

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u/philgast — 2 months ago

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Civil War reenactors present at Navy ship commissioning in Cleveland had hoped to fire artillery salutes. Gun #179 did fire a volley in 1865 at Lincoln funeral there

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u/philgast — 2 months ago

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A trip to the lab: It was a thrill to briefly hold a conserved Enfield rifle and see one going into a preservation tank at Georgia state park. These weapons and 18 others were found in a blockade runner wreck. The goal is to put them on exhibit

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u/philgast — 2 months ago

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With groundbreaking, South Carolina hopes people across the country will help pay for a monument to Robert Smalls, the Black Civil War and civil rights hero

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