Some New News About an Old War
1. CSS ATLANTA CANNONS-- The "To the Sound of the Guns" blog wrote about and had plenty of pictures of the four cannons from the CSS Atlanta on display at the US Naval Museum at the Washington, DC Navy Yard. They are Brooke Rifles cast at Tredegar Iron Works in Richmond, Virginia. All have inscriptions on their breeches concerning the capture.
There are also several captured Brookes from the CSS Tennessee.
2. DON'T NEED THIS-- Some other news we don't need. The November 1st New Times reports that Cal-Poly University officials have spoken with the residents of Crop House where agricultural students live. They had a recent party with a sign reading "No n*****s." Plus, there was a Confederate flag flying near a hangman's noose hanging from a balcony as well as a table in the yard painted with a Confederate flag.
These students should be punished in some way. This sort of behavior is unacceptable.
3. FORREST HIGH SCHOOL-- The October 30th Orlando (Fl) Sentinel is calling for the renaming of Forrest High School in Jacksonville. In their editorial, they mentioned that some Florida schools are named for Confederate figures like Lee, "but their names and legacies aren't tainted by membership in one of the most despicable groups ever formed in the US."
Now, You Know. --Old B-R'er
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
