Civil War flags were made of weighted silk and painted with oil based paints. Silk is a "natural product and due to weather, battle and age the silk has become brittle and has in many cases "turned to dust.".Many of the flags are now beyond salvage and with the passing of time eventually all of them will disintegrate if not properly conserved.

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Perhaps the most poignant story about women in the Civil War is one told in the book Women in War, 1866, by Frank Moore. In 1863, at age 19, a woman known only as Emily, ran away from home and joined the drum corps of a Michigan Regiment.

In addition to Civil War gun sounds, any other recording can be played such as a voice greeting or music, etc. Please call (804-694-5805) for additional information and current pricing.

Often referred to as giant shotguns, they were popular in the Western Theatre of the war and used by both armies. Quick manoeuvrability made them a weapon of choice for fast-moving cavalry units, while some are known to have been attached to infantry regiments as well.

The Constitution varied in very few particulars from the Constitution of the United States, preserving carefully the fundamental principles of popular representative democracy and confederation of co-equal States.

The centre of the bowl is right down to water level - I can only imagine how much dirt has been removed from here, and why. You can also enter a date format, April 19, 1862 or September 1864.

It's got the "Army of the Confederate States of America" header of the form scratched out (which may be interpreted to mean that the unit was not yet in Confederate service). The secession of the southern states began in late 1860, after Abraham Lincoln was elected president. The Confederacy was formed in early 1861.