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National Civil War Sesquicentennial
National Park Service launches Civil War website as part of Sesquicentennial
Civil War Sesquicentennial
April 4, 2012
As part of its commemoration of the Civil War Sesquicentennial and coinciding with events marking the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Shiloh,...
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Explore Civil War sites during free National Park Week April 21-29
National Park Week
March 31, 2012
Admission to national parks is free during National Park Week 2012, April 21-29—and this year, the 150th anniversary of the Civil War adds...
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Tennessee commemorates Civil War 150th at Shiloh National Military Park
Cvil War 150th anniversary
February 15, 2012
Tennessee’s Shiloh National Military Park, a masterpiece of Civil War interpretation and preservation, will hold the 150th commemoration of...
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Mayfair releases Sesquicentennial recreation of Bull Run conflict
Test of Fire
September 4, 2011
You should know, right here at the outset, that until I received my copy of Martin Wallace’s Test of Fire: Bull Run 1861 from Mayfair Games,...
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Carnton Plantation and 'The Widow of the South' on Tennessee's Civil War Trail
Civil War Sesquicentennial
April 29, 2011
The Battle of Franklin, Tennessee, on November 30, 1864, is for control of Nashville, but it took place in this small hamlet with just 750...
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Battle of Franklin: Bloodiest 5 Hours of Civil War marks death of the Old South
Civil War Sesquicentennial
April 28, 2011
Our journey along Tennessee's Civil War Heritage Trail (www.tnvacation.com/civil-war/trails/) has taken us out of the main cities - Chattanooga...
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Tennessee launches Civil War Heritage Trail in time for Sesquicentennial
Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Trail
April 9, 2011
If ever the maxim, "Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it," were true, it resounds as a dire warning as we...
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Budget battle may cancel Civil War first shots commemoration
Civil War Sesquicentennial
April 7, 2011
What if they gave a Civil War sesquicentennial, and no one could come?If the federal government shuts down at midnight on Friday, April 8, the...
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