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150 years ago today we were in the middle of the Battle of Pea Ridge

As I noted recently in the Arkansas Civil War 150 update, The Battle of Pea Ridge, right here in the Ozarks, just south of the Missouri border, was...

March 2012 events of the Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Celebration

The several celebrations throughout 2012 of the Civil War Sesquicentennial are an ongoing part of our Ozarks cultural heritage. I encourage your...

Civil War talks come to Syosset

The Civil War was not fought in New York, but the state, including Long Island, did contribute significantly to the war with men, supplies and...

St. Louis’s top 3 Civil War sites

Although St. Louis didn’t see any major fighting during the Civil War, the city nonetheless still played a big part in Union operations...

The top three Missouri Civil War battle sites

During the American Civil War, the state of Missouri was one of the hotspots for both major battles and skirmishes. When it was all said and done,...

The Citizen and the Soldier

The Citizen and the VeteranThe Civil War brought many new rewards and first time occurrences. Let’s start with the veteran benefits. First...

Camp Jackson, St. Louis’s hidden Civil War landmark

Although the site of Camp Jackson is covered by the Frost campus of St. Louis University, it is nonetheless an important, albeit infamous, landmark...