american civil war News

american civil war News From AOL News

Commemoration, Not Celebration for Civil War Sesquicentennial

FORT SUMTER NATIONAL MONUMENT, S.C. -- Somber period music, flickering candlelight and booming cannons will usher in the nation's observance of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. The opening salvo of that war that began in Charleston Harbor will be re-created Tuesday. The war began before dawn on April 12, 1861, with...

Civil War 150th a Lifetime Event for Re-Enactors

FORT SUMTER NATIONAL MONUMENT, S.C. -- For thousands of Civil War re-enactors, the next four years are a chance to capitalize on the public's curiosity about a century-old hobby that demands such attention to detail that the fights seem almost real. The die-hards converging soon at the site where the War Between the...

Old Times Not Forgotten: Civil War at 150

A hush fell over the crowd filling the elegant hall in downtown Richmond, Va. The vote was about to be announced, and a young staffer of the Museum of the Confederacy balanced his laptop across his knees, poised to get out the news as soon as it was official. Who would be chosen "Person of the Year, 1861"? Five...

Secessionist Gala Opens Old Civil War Wounds

A "Secession Ball" marking the 150th anniversary of the moment South Carolina chose to secede from the United States drew protesters along with ballroom dancers in the latest episode of America's festering conflict over race and the history of the Civil War. About 300 South Carolinians, the vast majority of them white,...

Archaeologists Find Civil War Camp in Georgia

Suzanne Oliver, Georgia Southern University / AP

(Aug. 29) -- A corroded bronze buckle used to fasten tourniquets. A game token bearing George Washington's profile. A makeshift tobacco pipe. These are just a few of the Civil War artifacts archaeologists found when they uncovered the site of a Confederate prison camp in southeastern Georgia. Although historians knew...

american civil war News From the Web

06/03/12 Local organization honors Civil War soldier Source: Tri-County Citizen - Chesaning MI A newly formed chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Thomas Ryan 2689, is honoring its chapter namesake with a memorial service on Sunday, June 10, at noon at Easton Cemetery in New Haven Township.
06/03/12 Southerners seek safer pastures Source: The Ironton Tribune - Ironton OH "You had better pick up bag and baggage and come out [to Brazil] and so get rid of 'Parson' William Gannaway Brownlow, Yankees and taxation."
06/02/12 Historian says Ohio graves misidentify Union soldiers Source: FOX - Q13 Fox News - Seattle WA An amateur historian says at least six grave markers at an Ohio cemetery designated for Civil War soldiers from the South misidentify Union soldiers as Confederates.
06/02/12 Juneteenth celebrated at Birmingham's Kelly Ingram Park Source: The Montgomery Independent - Montgomery AL The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute's annual Juneteenth Culture Fest is under way today downtown at Kelly Ingram Park. The event features music, food vendors and children's activities.
06/02/12 Sons of Confederate Veterans hold Memorial Day ceremony Source: The Tidewater News - Franklin VA COURTLANDâNearly 90 people attended a recent rainy-day ceremony to honor their ancestors who fought in the Civil War.

Background on american civil war

The American Civil War (1861–1865), often referred to as The Civil War in the United States, was a civil war fought over the secession of the Confederate States.

more at wikipedia »