Some recent tidbits of Civil War News.
1. New Blog- 27th US Colored Troops-- I came across a new blog that may prove to be of interest. Kelly D. Selby has one for the 27th US Colored Troops who took part in both battles of Fort Fisher. There are also some links to other Colored Troops sites.
http://27usct.blogspot.com.
2. In Case You Haven't Spent All Your Dough Filling Up Your Gas Tank-- Looks like some neat Civil War to be auctioned off in Atlanta by Gallery 63 on February 10. It is the collection of an individual who spent the better part of his life amassing it.
Items:
a silk Confederate battle flag framed and very-well preserved
a rare and original Frank Wesson rifle before he teamed up with Smith for you-know-what
1807 Harper's ferry flintlock pistol-one of only 50 known to exist
OK, it's not Civil War... but. also, a signed pencil sketch by old "American Gothic" himself, Grant Wood.
3. Wonder If This Will be a Union or Confederate Soldier-- Sauk City, Wisconsin, a short distance from Madison, is looking into building a Civil War monument.
Many Wisconsin regiments gathered here before marching to Madison where they boarded trains to take them to war.
There are four proposals. Estimates are from $25,000 to $75,000. All money will come from private donations and fundraising.
4. Yankees in the Keys...And After Mardi Gras!!!!-- I imagine the good folks in Key West are presently recovering from yesterday's Mardi Gras celebrations, but they'd better hurry up because this weekend, Fort Zachary Taylor Historic Site will be hosting a re-enactment. Noisy battles will be staged in schooners and their will be a trial for blockade running. This old b-r'er better not step out of Sloppy Joe's. I don't want to be escorted out to Fort Jefferson.
Supposedly, the port of Key West and Fort Taylor were the only ones to remain in Union hands throughout the Civil War. However, I thought Pensacola and forts there stayed under Union control as well.
Laying Low and Watching for Blockaders. --The Old Blockade-Runner
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