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Relic hunter charged with stealing an artillery shell that was stuck in the wall for 140 years
Relic hunter Timothy Clary is charged with stealing a Civil War artillery shell that was in the brick wall of a building on West Bank Street for over 140 years. Two of the three original charges (destruction of property, use of explosives) where dropped, but he still faces one charge of grand larceny, which could result in a prison sentence. Attorney Richard Newman dropped the first two charges after an agreement between Clary and the owners of the building. "It's one thing to go search property with a metal detector. But this man actually put a ladder on the wall of a house that wasn't his."
by progress-index.com :: 2008-07-02 :: Battlefield relic hunters - American Civil War

Preservation group acquires historic Civil War property in the Shenandoah Valley
The battlefield where 47,000 soldiers fought in the last major Civil War battle in the Shenandoah Valley is being saved. Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation officials held a press conference on the site to announce the group has acquired for preservation 189 acres of battleground where General Jubal Early's Confederates attacked Federal troops near Cedar Creek on Oct. 19, 1864. The parcel, which the foundation calls the VIII Corps Property, is in Warren County near the Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park and links previously protected areas within the park boundary.
by nvdaily.com :: 2008-07-02 :: Battlefields Today - American Civil War

Confederate weapons are prized finds for militaria collectors
It's the details that reveal to historian Jack Meyer whether the antique gun is Civil War replica or the real deal. Meyer is the author of two books, one of which focuses on Columbia's Palmetto Armory, which built muskets, pistols and swords used by the Confederacy. And Palmetto Armory weapons were among the most wanted relics at the recent Land of the Sky Gun Show and Civil War Show at the State Fairgrounds - Muskets, swords, flags, letters, and slave collars and shackles, were all for sale. At a manufacturing disadvantage with the North, Southern-made weapons are more difficult to find.
by thestate :: 2008-06-17 :: Weapons: Rifles, Muskets - Civil War

Where are the missing Civil War flags - Mystery of lost union flags
As the Tennessee State Museum curators collected data on historic battle flags for a book "Volunteer Banners: The Civil War Flags of Tennessee" a mystery unfolded: Where are the banners of the Tennessee Union troops? At the start of the civil war Tennessee was divided, most in East Tennessee were against the Confederacy, and joined regiments to preserve the Union. "Only 8 Union regimental flags out of the 60-70 believed to have been in existence during the war have been located. As there is no known record of Union flags being destroyed by post-war Confederate sympathizers, there is the possibility that the flags were hidden."
by c-dh.net :: 2008-06-17 :: Civil War Flags: Confederate, Rebel & Battle

Massive confederate flag - 30 foot by 50 foot - flies again near I-75
A huge confederate flag was raised near a highway intersection for all drivers to see. The Sons of the Confederate Veterans, a local southern Heritage group, raised the 30 foot by 50 foot flag during a ceremony at 8 am. They plan to fly the flag until 3 pm. A group of onlookers traveled past the flag, located on the group's property off US 92, which could be seen by drivers at the I-4/I-75 intersection. SCV member Marion Lambert says they are still constructing a memorial to confederate veterans, both white and black, on their property where the flag sits. Once it is finished, the flag will fly daily.
by abcactionnews :: 2008-06-17 :: Civil War Flags: Confederate, Rebel & Battle

The Slaves' War by Andrew Ward
Andrew Ward has succeeded at a difficult task: authoring a book about the American Civil War that seems fresh. With thousands of Civil War books available, each attacking some aspect of the grim conflict, it's hard to add something compelling to the mixture. Ward has carved a new path by collecting the words of the slaves into a chronicling of the war on the eastern and western fronts, year by year until the cease-fire. Part of the phenomenon unknown to Yankees was the fear Southern whites had brainwashed in the slaves. The plantation owners described Union soldiers "demons" with "only one eye, set in the middle of his forehead, and a horn on the top of his head."
by seattletimes :: 2008-06-17 :: Slavery: American History - American Civil War

American history 1861-1865: U.S. Civil War was a conflict between the Abraham Lincoln led Union and 11 southern states that formed CSA - the Confederate States of America, led by Jefferson Davis. In the first year the Union got control of the border states and established a naval blockade as both sides raised large armies. In 1862 the bloody battles began. Robert E. Lee get a series of Confederate victories, but his best general, Stonewall Jackson, was killed at the Chancellorsville in May 1863. Lee's invasion of the North was repulsed at the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863. In July 1863 Ulysses Grant seized control of Mississippi by capturing Vicksburg, thus splitting the Confederacy. The war ended after the Confederacy collapsed following General Robert E. Lee's surrender at the Battle of Appomattox.

Also called: 'War of the Rebellion', 'War of Southern Independence', 'War of Northern Aggression' and 'War Between the States'.

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