Civil War Trails Director Mitch Bowman shares a bit of history and why the Civil War is still as relevant as ever.
Encyclopedia Virginia: The Blog
- From Virginia to Russia, with LoveNow showing at the Virginia Historical Society: Cold War Crisis: The U-2 Incident / January 16–May 30, 2010 On May 1, 1960, an American U-2 reconnaissance plane was shot down over the Soviet Union by a surface-to-air missile. Francis Gary Powers—a civilian pilot flying for the Central Intelligence Agency—was unable to activate the self-destruct mechanism and […]brendanwolfe
Civil War History
- Awesome presentation of Battle Hymn of the RepublicI was sent this via email and had to share it with you all. Basically, elementary and high school students in choirs performed the Battle Hymn of the Republic, which was recorded by one of the parents and put to the video. It is truly touching and can be accessed here. Filed under: General Tagged: Battle [...] […]Daniel Sauerwein
As a writer of Civil War history (America’s Civil War, Civil War News, etc.), and having met Mitch Bowman at a reenactment some years ago in Virginia, I am requesting information for possible placement of Martinsville on the Va Civil War Trails. (Gen. Stoneman captured the town in the closing months of the war and a 300-man detachment of Gen. Wheeler’s calvary had a skirmish here. There is a historical marker at the Historic old Courthouse noting Stoneman’s troopers presence before he moved on to Danbury, NC to begin his “Last Raid” through that state. Danbury has one NC Civil War Trails designated site with another just approved by county government.
Thanks for any information on designating Martinsville a Va Civil War Trails site.
Joan Wenner, J.D.