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14th Brooklyn Regiment’s Fowler Monument “Red Legged Devils”

The 14th Brooklyn Chasseurs Regiment was famous as “The Red Legged Devils.” The regiment’s dashing French Chasseur uniform with red trousers made it noticeable from…

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Guardian Reports on Richmond’s Confederate Statue Graveyard and What Will Happen Next

The Guardian recently visited the secret location where Richmond’s dismantled Confederate statues are being stored. Here are substantial segments from its report: Richmond, Virginia, removed…

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Camilla Massacre Marker Finally Goes Up in Albany, Georgia

The September 19, 1868 Camilla Massacre was one of the bloodiest in Reconstruction Georgia. Freedpeople marching in a political demonstration were attacked by whites near…

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National Park Service Protects 272 Additional Acres at Chancellorsville, Antietam, Reams Station, and Chickasaw Bayou Battlefields

On Friday, the National Park Service announced grants to protect 272 acres at three Civil War battlefields. Here is the NPS announcement: The National Park…

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John Ericsson Monument Battery Park NYC Photo Tour

We all know that the Bronx is Up and the Battery’s Down…but did you know that one of the most vivid Civil War monuments is…

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Southampton Long Island Civil War Monument

  As I was leaving, I noticed that the posts that the chain around the monument was made of were cannons!

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George Lamb Willard Grave Troy NY

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Northport Civil War Monument

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Major General John Wool Monument Troy, NY

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Huntington Civil War Statue, Memorial Hall, and Cannon

Huntington’s Civil War statue, among the best known Civil War monuments on Long Island, was dedicated by the Huntington Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Association on…

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