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Archaeologists recently announced the discovery of skeletons at Colonial Williamsburg – but the skeletons weren’t from the ...
What began as a Civil War relic hunt turned into something much bigger. In the middle of the woods, we uncovered not just battlefield artifacts, but also several forgotten classic cars — rusted, ...
2019-06-15T13:44:53-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/983/20190615135412003_hd.jpgHistorians talked about artifacts of the Civil War at the Gettysburg College ...
The artifacts reclaimed last year were traced ... But after a few dives yielded minnie balls — lead bullets used in the Civil War — they knew it was an historic wreck. A little research ...
A Civil War prison in Georgia -- briefly the largest prison camp of the conflict -- continues to provide archaeologists with fresh artifacts, including the personal belongings of Union soldiers ...
It’s to preserve the Civil War’s dramas, and understand the emotions behind them, that curators and librarians work to preserve the kinds of artifacts included in “Unseen Treasures.” ...
the Smithsonian Institution has dusted off hundreds of Civil War artifacts from its collections and featured them in this handsome new coffee-table book, “an exhibit between covers.” ...
Weapons make up the overwhelming majority of artifacts in the museum. Some curators say weaponry is the top Civil War feature guests want to see. Jones says the medical items are often the best ...
Museum leaders boast their exhibits are “the most comprehensive collection of artifacts west of the Mississippi River” and one of the top in the country. The Texas Civil War Museum opens to ...
(Liesbeth Powers / Staff Photographer) The Texas Civil War Museum will close its doors on Oct. 31 after 18 years of showcasing artifacts from the Union and Confederacy. The 15,500-square-foot ...
He was not a very well-liked person in the South for a very long time.” A survey of Civil War artifacts in the Smithsonian’s collections would not be complete without one of the most cherished ...
He was not a very well-liked person in the South for a very long time.” A survey of Civil War artifacts in the Smithsonian’s collections would not be complete without one of the most cherished ...