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Jefferson Davis (June 3, 1808 ¿ December 6, 1889) was an American politician who served as President of the Confederate States of America for its entire history from 1861 to 1865 during the American Civil War. After Davis was captured in 1865, he was charged with treason, but not convicted. His last home, Beauvoir House, and the Jefferson Davis Presidential Library, are located in Biloxi, MS. His burial site is Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond.
Jefferson Davis (June 3, 1808 ¿ December 6, 1889) was an American politician who served as President of the Confederate States of America for its entire history from 1861 to 1865 during the American Civil War. After Davis was captured in 1865, he was charged with treason, but not convicted. His last home, Beauvoir House, and the Jefferson Davis Presidential Library, are located in Biloxi, MS. His burial site is Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond.
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Harford Confederate family honored with grave-marking
The cemetery at St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Abingdon is full of Confederate history, and the local chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy hopes to bring more recognition to a major Civil War-era lieutenant, as well as his sister and sister-...Tags: History, Anglicanism, Memorial Day, Cecil County, Washington, DC
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Christopher Cummings funeral scheduled for Saturday
The funeral for the nephew of Rep. Elijah E. Cummings has been scheduled for Saturday in Baltimore, the congressman's office said Tuesday. Christopher Cummings, 20, who had just completed his junior year at Old Dominion University, was shot to death in...Tags: Woodbridge, Elijah E. Cummings, Murder, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia)
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Shore Leave returns to the Hunt Valley Inn
The Shore Leave 32 science fiction convention returns Friday-Sunday, July 8-10, at the Marriott Hunt Valley Inn. This event will include workshops, a film festival, a masquerade contest, an art show and a host of dealers selling memorabilia. There will...Tags: Harriet Tubman, Carroll County (Maryland), Movies, Christopher Judge, Native Americans
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150 years ago, the bloodshed started here
A good deal of blood was spilled on both sides. … It was one battle from the President Street Depo —- to the Camden Street depot — I can say no more.
Baltimorean Catherine N. Smith, April 1861
One week after the bloodless...Tags: Minority Groups, Inner Harbor, Harbor East, Great Baltimore Fire (1904), Companies and Corporations
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A new twist to an intriguing family history
Sun ReportersMany people know that Democratic presidential candidate 's father was from Kenya and his mother from Kansas. But an intriguing sliver of his family history has received almost no attention until now: It appears that forebears of his white mother owned...Tags: African Americans, Minority Groups, Strom Thurmond, George Washington, Nelson County
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W.E.B. Du Bois
Sun ReporterAn overlooked stay in the city NAACP founder Du Bois was Morgan Park resident -------------------- The life of William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, the civil rights leader, scholar and one of the five founders of the National Association for the...Tags: Minority Groups, Plastic Surgeons, Shirley, The Washington Post, University of Pennsylvania
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Hampton Environmental Summit: Theme is Keeping the Crab in Crab Town
On Saturday, June 16, the Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE) hosts the Hampton Environmental Summit 2012 at the Northampton Community Center. The theme of this year's free event, taking place 10-3 p.m., is "Keeping the Crab in Crab Town." The ...
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Living Here: History museums and sites
Museums and sites can help you track the story of our region. From the earliest settlers to the space explorers, Hampton Roads museums tell a continuous story of the importance of our region. History museums 1. Air Power Park. Vintage military jets,...Tags: England, John Tyler, USS Monitor, Fort Monroe, World War II (1939-1945)
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Living Here: Nearby attractions
Many destinations are within easy driving distance of Hampton Roads. Pack a cooler, fill up the tank and hit the road. 1. Appomattox Court House, Appomattox The buildings and fields where Robert E. Lee surrendered his Confederate army are still a...Tags: Stonewall Jackson, Natural Resources, Edgar Allan Poe, John Brown, Korean War (1950-1953)
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The war goes on
Paul GreenbergDear Disputatious, It was a pleasure, kind of, to hear from a reader plumping for the Confederate names of Civil War battles rather than the Union ones. You demand to know why Arkansas' statewide newspaper would refer to the Battle of Pea Ridge up in...Tags: Unions, Bars and Clubs, Manassas (Manassas, Virginia), Dining and Drinking, Republican Party
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If it's healthcare, readers have opinions, and lots of them
Is healthcare a privilege or a right? As Times consumer columnist David Lazarus wrote Friday: “One of the most striking take-aways from this week’s U.S. Supreme Court hearings on the healthcare reform law was the steadfast insistence on...Tags: Heart Attack, Parties and Movements, Democratic Party, Republican Party, Antonin Scalia
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Letter to local Civil War soldier discovered in Gettysburg
Daily American Staff WriterA letter to a Civil War soldier from his family in Somerset was found during the renovation of a historic dormitory at the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Gettysburg. Pvt. George Dull of Company D, 142nd Pennsylvania, received a letter dated July 3,...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Sociology, Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Renovation, Washington, DC
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