2015 Civil War Commemorative Stamps
The U.S. Postal Service has released the designs for the 2015 Civil War commemorative stamps, the fifth and final issues in the series commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. This year’s stamps...
Category: Modern Events
Recovery of CSS Georgia Begins; CSS Hunley Hull Cleaned Off; Confederate Arms in Congaree River: Civil War in the News Winter 2015
The CSS Georgia was a Confederate ironclad built to defend Savannah, Georgia, but the vessel never went anywhere. The heavy ship had underpowered engines and was turned into a floating artillery battery. Even so,...
Alonzo Cushing Medal of Honor Ceremony (Video)
At long last, on November 6th, 2014, Lt. Alonzo Cushing was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions at Gettysburg on July 3rd, 1863. Cushing, who was in command of Battery A of...
Alonzo Cushing Will Be Awarded the Medal of Honor on September 15th, 2014
Update: The ceremony was delayed while relatives of Alonzo Cushing were located who could accept the medal on his behalf. Two cousins of Cushing will be presented with his Medal of Honor on November...
Civil War Ships in the News Spring 2014
A Round Up of Civil War Era Ships in the News in the Spring of 2014 USS Monitor Restoration Resumes Ever since portions of the Union ironclad USS Monitor were recovered from the waters...
Civil War Cavalry Flag Found in Massachusetts Basement
A flag that belonged to a Massachusetts cavalry regiment has been found in the basement of the Lowell (MA) Memorial Auditorium. The flag, a V-shaped cavalry guidon, is inside a wood and glass case....
United States Postal Service Will Issue New Abraham Lincoln Stamp
The United States Postal Service will issue a new Abraham Lincoln stamp on the 16th president’s 205th birthday February 12th, 2014. The stamp will make its debut in Springfield, Illinois and will be for...
December 2013 Alonzo Cushing Medal of Honor Update
There’s been some progress in the ongoing campaign to award the Congressional Medal of Honor to Lt. Alonzo Cushing, the Delafield, Wisconsin native who was killed in action while directing his artillery battery during...