Search for Blood Stains Conducted at Bentonville Battlefield Civil War Hospital
By News on the Net Thursday, March 29, 2012
FOUR OAKS - Come July the staff of Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site will know if those are just stains on the floor, or the blood of a fallen Civil War soldier. A forensic team recently visited to examine the floors and test the stains there. The site’s Harper House served as the Union army’s XIV Corps hospital during the three-day battle of Bentonville fought in March 1865.
By Calvin E. Johnson Jr. Friday, March 16, 2012
Saturday, March 17, 2012 is Saint Patrick’s Day and the 184th birthday of Patrick Ronayne Cleburne.
Do you remember the 1961 weekly television series, entitled “The Americans?” This wonderful-educational show centered around two brothers who fought on opposite sides of the War Between the States—Confederate Corporal Jeff Canfield played by Richard Davalos and Union Corporal Ben Canfield played by Darryl Hickman. Their Father, Pa Canfield, was played by the late great John McIntire. The wonderful theme music was produced by Hugo Friedhofer and original music by Bernard Hermann. Why don’t they make shows like this anymore?
The War Correspondent and the Mysterious Doctor WendellBy Clare Westcott Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Back in the mid 80s I found myself listening to a great story teller.
It began something like this….......“You don`t know me Mr. Westcott,” the voice on the telephone said, “But I read in the paper that you are going to China and I`d like to meet you one day for lunch before you go.”
By Clare Westcott Saturday, March 10, 2012
About 70 years ago this month President Roosevelt personally directed that a special Infantry Regimental Combat Team be formed.
Much of the history of the United States has been written in a flag waving style. It tells Americans of their glorious past and their heroic forefathers and stirs up their patriotic adrenalin juices. To their credit, they are openly proud of their country, their flag, their National Anthem and their heritage.
History records few places in the world where soldiers on both sides of a cruel and deadly civil war are treated equally as heroes. A nation and a people so diverse and competitive - yet so singly focused on the pride they have in their country and its institutions.
The War of 1812: A Lesson on the Politics of Forgetting
By Robert Klein Engler Friday, March 2, 2012
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, dona nobis pacem.
The year 2012 marks the 200th anniversary of the United States declaring war on the British Empire. The War of 1812 gave the United States the “Star-spangled Banner” and a victory at the Battle of New Orleans. The War of 1812 is sometimes called the Second War of Independence. It is also called the Forgotten War.
150th Anniversary of the Battle of New BernBy Guest Column Monday, February 27, 2012
For nearly six hours on March 14, 1862, 11,000 Union forces and 4,500 inexperienced and ill-equipped Confederate troops battled for control of New Bern—a battle that drew the line in North Carolina and changed New Bern forever.
Help commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Battle of New Bern and relive these times of change during a special series of activities, beginning March 9 with the Sesquicentennial Symposium, followed by the Civil War Weekend at Tryon Palace on March 10 and 11, with themed tours of the Union occupation by costumed interpreters in historic homes, a Union encampment and special Civil War exhibit, crafts from the past and much more.
Celebrating Black History Month in the SouthBy Calvin E. Johnson Jr. Sunday, February 26, 2012
February is Black History Month and 2011 through 2015 marks the 150th Anniversary of the War Between the States, Forgotten Confederates—An Anthology about Black Southerners, Movie Glory
Rare opportunity to hear firsthand about excavation of ancient port of ConstantinopleBy Guest Column Tuesday, February 21, 2012
The N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh presents a rare opportunity to hear firsthand about the 2004 discovery and subsequent excavation of the ancient Harbor of Theodosius, the principal port of Byzantium or Constantinople, in present-day Istanbul, Turkey. Dr. Ufuk Kocabas, Director of Istanbul University’s Department of Marine Archeology and the Yenikapi Shipwrecks Project, will present a lecture and question-and-answer session about the archaeological findings of the ancient harbor beneath the modern Yenikapi neighborhood of Istanbul on Thursday, March 1, at 7:30 p.m. at the museum. A reception begins at 6:30 p.m.Admission is free.
I’d Climb the Highest Mountain
By Calvin E. Johnson Jr. Friday, February 17, 2012
When did you first see the movie ‘I’d Climb the Highest Mountain?’
Cleveland, Georgia is home to the Old Stovall Covered Bridge that spans Chickamauga Creek. This 1890s structure appeared in the movie I’d Climb the Highest Mountain.
This wonderful movie was made during the 1950s, when families spent quality time at the movies where Coca Cola was a nickel, hot buttered popcorn a quarter, and for a mere quarter you might see a double-feature film, cartoon and newsreel. Parents did not worry about the sexual, bad language or graphic scenes of the early films because most were family friendly.
Let Them Eat Sight-WordsBy Bruce Deitrick Price Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Marie Antoinette, on hearing that French peasants had no bread to eat, suggested, “Let them eat cake.”
Remembering John B. Gordon’s 180th BirthdayBy Calvin E. Johnson Jr. Monday, February 6, 2012
Stephen D. Lee, Commander-in-Chief, United Confederate Veterans, said of John B. Gordon:
‘He was a devout and humble Christian Gentlemen. I know of no man more beloved in the South, and he was probably the most popular Southern man among the people of the North.’——-
February is Black History Month. It is also the birthday month of George Washington, our first president. And it is the birthday month of John Brown Gordon of Georgia.
A Southern Black History Month MomentBy Calvin E. Johnson Jr. Saturday, February 4, 2012
The following story should be included during Black History Month.
A magazine article in 1989 caught my eye about a black child, a Confederate President’s First Lady and the Southern Presidential Family. The story was written by Gulfport, Mississippi freelance writer Mrs. Peggy Robbins and is entitled, “Jim Limber Davis.”
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