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The Civil War may have ended over 150 years ago, but for one tattered Civil War-era coat, re-construction is finally “in the homestretch.” ...
reporting from NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — More than 150 years after it sank off Cape Hatteras inside the warship Monitor, a woolen coat discarded by a Union sailor trying to escape the doomed Civil War ...
THIS FLANNEL-LINED wool coat was most likely worn by former Union officer Eli Lilly, founder of Eli Lilly and Company, during post–Civil War gatherings like Grand Army of The Republic conventions. The ...
This frock coat was worn by Confederate Army Lieutenant John Singleton Mosby. Confederate cavalry leader John Mosby is among the most romantic characters in the Civil War, and with good reason. From ...
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - The Roanoke Civil War Round Table will host an upcoming speaker, Richard Lewis, entitled: “Cloaked in Mystery - The Curious Case of the Confederate Coat.” ...