Archive: September 13, 2009 - September 19, 2009
A Must-See Play on R.E. Lee, John Brown
Robert E. Lee and John Brown possess the stage and the audience at Wayside Theatre, Middletown, Va., in an absolute must-see play. It is drama at its best and comes on the 150th anniversary of the Harpers Ferry raid, offering...
By Linda Wheeler | September 19, 2009; 7:49 PM ET | Comments (0)
3rd Winchester Battlefield Secured
WINCHESTER--Sept. 18. A small army of preservation group representatives, Virginia government officials and Sen.Jim Webb (D-Va) stood on the very ground where some of the fiercest fighting of 3rd Winchester took place on Sept. 19, 1864, and declared victory in...
By Linda Wheeler | September 18, 2009; 3:14 PM ET | Comments (1)
Union Soldier Goes Home to New York
SHARPSBURG, Sept.15 -- The young Union soldier went home to New York this morning with an honor guard and a crowd of about 50 to see him off. The National Park Service pall bearers gently carried the American flag-draped pine...
By Linda Wheeler | September 15, 2009; 12:35 PM ET | Comments (3)
Transfer of Soldier's Remains On Tuesday
The remains of the young Union solider exhumed at Antietam battlefield in December, will be transferred to New York officials during a brief ceremony at Antietam National Cemetery Lodge on Tuesday at 9 a.m. The collection of bones and uniform...
By Linda Wheeler | September 13, 2009; 7:02 PM ET | Comments (0)
