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Local teacher to unveil historic marker at Civil War battle site in Lafayette

On Tuesday, Nov.12, Lafayette Parish School history teacher Jason Muller will unveil a new historical marker commemorating a Civil War skirmish that took place near the intersection of Pont des Mouton ...
Fox News

Anniversary of the Battle of Brandy Station: History of the significant single-day Civil War battle

The anniversary of the Battle of Brandy Station is June 9. On that day in 1863, during the Civil War, battle ensued for more just over half a day. Today, the American Battlefield Trust has preserved ...
WKRN-TV

The Battle of Stones River transformed Murfreesboro and shaped the course of the Civil War

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WKRN) — The sprawling city Murfreesboro was once a tiny town of about 3,000 people during one of the most consequential battles of the Civil War: the Battle of Stones River. The ...
Daily Herald

Reliving the Civil War Battle of Gettysburg, and discovering an Illinois connection

The first shot of the bloodiest battle of the Civil War was fired by a man from DuPage County. Lt. Marcellus E. Jones of the 8th Illinois Calvary was on patrol outside Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, ...