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Federal Government Proposes 38% Cut in Funds to National Parks and Closing Some Down

The Trump administration has proposed a 38% cut in funding for the National Park Service (NPS). This would be a cut of more $1.2 Billion…

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Soldiers and Sailors Monument Hackensack New Jersey

I was at a funeral in Hackensack, New Jersey and I found that near the funeral home there was a Civil War monument. Usually I…

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Sherman’s March Helped Bring a Georgia Family Together

When Major General William Tecumseh Sherman began his March to the Sea on November 15, 1864, many Georgians greeted the Union armies as deliverers from…

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Topps Civil War News Trading Cards 1862 from Ft. Henry

   

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Indiana Lt. Governor Praises “3/5ths Compromise” to U.S. Constitution Which Supported Slavery

Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith of Indiana went on record to praise the “3/5ths Compromise” in the United States Constitution.  He did it when Democrats compared…

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Protest at Gettysburg Against National Park Cutbacks

As many of you know, the National Park Service has either fired or had staff members take early retirement for more than 10% of the…

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Civil War Dead Monument of Concord Massachusetts

I went to Concord, Massachusetts for the 250th Anniversary of the start of the Revolutionary War. As you likely know, the first actions of that…

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DOGE Stops Funding of Whitney Plantation Which Tells the Story of Enslaved Blacks

The Whitney Plantation in Wallace, Louisiana was founded in 1752. It contained dozens of enslaved African Americans until the Civil War broke out. In 2014…

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DOGE Is Given Even More Power Over National Parks and Historic Sites

DOGE has reduced staffing at the National Park Service by more than 10% over the last three months, but on Thursday Interior Secretary Doug Burgum…

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Civil War Monuments at Lexington, Massachusetts-Where the Revolution Started

The Battles of Lexington and Concord were fought on April 19, 1775, two hundred and fifty years ago. This is the start of the Revolutionary…

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