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Cannonball found on Civil War battlefield

April 17th, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

A 12-pound cannonball has been unearthed by workers excavating at the Eastern Flank Battle Park in Tennessee. City police and

March 11th, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

Two sailors who went down with the USS Monitor off the coast of North Carolina 140 years ago have finally

February 4th, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

In 1864 the H.L. Hunley sunk in Charleston Bay, South Carolina, after attacking the USS Housatonic. Now, a piece of

November 13th, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

Work at a construction site in Fredericksburg, Virginia has unearthed hundreds of Civil War artifacts. The first bullet surfaced just

November 6th, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

The bomb squad was called in to a house in Virginia to diffuse several explosive items a Civil War relic

April 13th, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

A study of U.S. census records from 1850 to 1880 suggests that 750,000 soldiers died during the Civil War –

February 7th, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

Conservators, working at the Brandy Station Graffiti House in Virginia have peeled back the layers of paint to reveal the

January 4th, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

The 1866 wreck of the USS Narcissus is set to become Florida’s 12th underwater archaeological preserve. The ship was involved