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All "Civil War" Blogposts

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Education Matters

Live Q&A With Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Explores Teaching Civil War Topics

Join PBS Teachers on January 29, 2020 at 7 PM EST for a special one-hour conversation with Dr. Henry Louis Gates.

January 22, 2020
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  • Mary Anne Lane
Blog
Education Matters

Andersonville Virtual Field Trip Launches

3…2…1…Liftoff! In our newest virtual field trip, Andersonville, students take a trip back in time to one of the largest Confederate military prisons during the Civil War.

August 9, 2016
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  • Shayla McGhee
Blog
Teya Talks

There Is Mercy On Mercy Street

My lifelong obsession wit

January 15, 2016
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  • Teya Ryan
Blog
Education Matters

Civil War-Inspired Educational Resources Launch January 15 To Coincide With Mercy Street Broadcast Premiere

Seven Short-fo

January 14, 2016
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  • Laura Evans
Blog
News Muse

Six Words From A Southerner

What six words define

February 27, 2014
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  • Rickey Bevington
Blog
Education Matters

Death and the Civil War

Death and the

September 18, 2012
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  • Rosemary Jean-Louis
B*ATL 2012
Blog
Family

Battle of Atlanta For Family Fun and Learning

This week marks the an

July 16, 2012
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  • Heather Neal
Blog
Georgia Traveler

Today In Georgia History

Hey Georgia Travelers!

September 2, 2011
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  • Rickey Bevington
The Georgia Southern Museum in Statesboro says it has a rare artifact from the Civil War's largest prison cam
Blog
Georgia Traveler

Rare Civil War Letter On Display

Hey Georgia Travelers!

August 18, 2011
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  • Rickey Bevington
Blog
Georgia Traveler

Kennesaw Battlefield Could Expand

ATLANTA (Associated Pr

August 15, 2011
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  • Rickey Bevington
Gen. Robert E. Lee, officer of the Confederate Army, shown March 1864, location unknown. (AP)
Blog
Georgia Traveler

Georgia Experts On Robert E. Lee

For all you Georgia Tr

August 3, 2011
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  • Rickey Bevington
Confederate Maj. Gen. Patrick Cleburne proposed freeing black slaves. (photo courtesy battlefieldportraits.com)
Blog
Georgia Traveler

Visit Dalton's New Civil War Marker

New markers being plac

July 14, 2011
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  • Rickey Bevington
The gravesite of the unknown soldier of Kennesaw Mountain Battlefield Park north of Atlanta. (photo-Edgar Treiguts)
Blog
Georgia Traveler

Kennesaw's Unknown Civil War Soldier

During the American Ci

July 8, 2011
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  • Rickey Bevington
In Augusta, the original chimney of the Confederate Power Works still stands. (photo courtesy Sir Mildred Pierce)
Blog
Georgia Traveler

New App Recreates Civil War Factory

This might just be the

July 4, 2011
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  • Rickey Bevington
Blog
Georgia Traveler

Map Highlights Civil War Homefront

My GPB Radio colleague

April 27, 2011
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  • Rickey Bevington

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