Running the Blockade: Some New News About an Old War
1. MISTRIAL ON CONFEDERATE FLAG-- After a 13-hour deliberation, the all-white jury ended up with a mistrial in the suit to allow the school to allow students to wear Confederate flags. The school board says they will continue their anti-flag ban.
2. DAVIS STATUE ACCEPTED-- The Civil War Center in Richmond, Virginia, accepted the $100,000 life size statue of Jefferson Davis given to it by the Sons of Confederate Veterans. The center is located in the former Tredegar Iron Works that produced so many munitions for the Confederacy. The 10,000 square foot center has no statues and mainly interactive stations.
There are no conditions as to display and it could just end up in storage. August 6th Hometown Annapolis.com
3. DUVCW-- Seven Union Civil War veterans buried in La Vista Cemetery in National City, Ca, near San Diego, will be honored November 11th by the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861-1865 Nancy Hanks Lincoln Tent No. 5 of San Diego County.
They are F.H. Richel, 112th Il; John O. Darville, 11th Il. Cavalry; Capt. J.W. Heath, 10th Mn; Julius N. McFarland, 17th In; Capt. Francis Moore, 2nd Il Cav; Johnson Winters, 102nd Ohio; and Lt. Col. T.R. Palmer, Mi Volunteers.
Kind of interesting that so many of these Midwesterners end up in California.
4. SUVCW-- The Nov. 6th Haverhill (Ma) Gazette reports that 111 Union veterans buried in Elmwood Cemetery in Bradford will now all have a brass marker thanks to the William Jenkins Camp #129 Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War.
A short history on four of them: John A. Manley died June 11, 1929, at age 86. He was captured and sent to Andersonville Prison in Georgia. He weighed 155 when captured and 90 when released.
Brothers Charles, Benjamin and Jacob Bickum enlisted March 19, 1862 and served together in Co. A 19th Mass. All three survived the war.
Old Blockade-Runner
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
