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 Wanna Be on the December Cover of the AC? |
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Nov 20, 2009 - 5:20 PM - by Eric Tipton
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Greetings Everyone:
Well, it is the 20th of the month, so the question is, "Wanna Be on the December Cover of the Authentic Campaigner?"
We are looking for images that best-exemplify the look of the authentic living historian. Images taken with period technology only are required (wet plate, pencil drawing, field sketches, etc.) Again this month, please, no... [Read More]
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New Must Have CS Book |
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Nov 19, 2009 - 5:27 PM - by LWhite64
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Folks, Im in the process of reading-reviewing Lon Webster's long awaited, Entrepot: Government Imports into the Confederate States, and must say it is remarkable. Lon has really uncovered alot and this book is must have if you are interested in CS material culture. It is just incredible what men like Caleb Huse and other purchasing agents were able to do and how much was actually purchased... [Read More]
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Harpers Ferry/Maryland Heights Communications Tower |
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Nov 19, 2009 - 10:59 AM - by Busterbuttonboy
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WASHINGTON COUNTY — Representatives from three national parks will be watching and taking photos from more than a dozen view points Friday when Washington County conducts a balloon test to gauge the visual impact of a potential site for an emergency communications tower in South County.
The test, which uses cranes and balloons to simulate the height of the 190-foot tower, was... [Read More]
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USS Westfield Cannon raised in Galveston |
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Nov 19, 2009 - 10:56 AM - by Busterbuttonboy
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GALVESTON —Somewhere on the dark floor of the Texas City Ship Channel lies a piece of history that's 146 years in the making.
Divers and archaeologists set course Wednesday to retrieve a Civil War-era relic, a 10,000-pound cannon from a Union gunboat blown up by its crew during the Battle of Galveston in 1863.
But the excitement of discovery was tempered by strong... [Read More]
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» The Bully Buy |
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September 2009 Ladies' BULLY BUY:
Mantua Maker Bonnets
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