Some New News About an Old War.
1. CANCELLED-- The October 6th South Florida Times reports that the Nov. 11th Homestead Veterans Day Parade has been cancelled amid the controversy of the Confederate flag. It has been cancelled for at least a year. The Miami Dade NAACP says they didn't want it cancelled, but just didn't want the Confederate flag. Too bad they had to make such a deal about it. If they didn't like it, they could have dome a better effect by turning their backs on it as it passed by.
2. BAD SHAPE-- The Union soldier statue at he Logan County Courthouse in Lincoln, Illinois, is in bad shape. Years of the elements have severely messed up the stone and a storm on Dec. 28, 2008 toppled it. The town is looking into restoring it.
3. GETTING UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL-- The October 1st Gaston (NC) Gazette reports that James Hargitt's made his Military History elective class at East Gaston High more hands-on as he has had his students spending a week making detailed 3-D topographical maps of eight Civil War Battlefields: Antietam, 2nd Bull Run, Gettysburg, Shiloh, Chattanooga, Nashville, Fredericksburg, and Vicksburg.
Sign Me Up for His Course. --Blockade-R
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
