Posts Tagged ‘“James River”’

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Dec20

Civil War Secrets

by RISadlog on December 20th, 2012 at 11:23 pm
Posted In: Archive, Southern Partisan

The waves off North Carolina’s Cape Hatteras rose 20 feet and crashed down on the steam-powered vessel, which at just 172 feet long appeared too small to be a warship. Many of the 63 sailors on the USS Monitor had been in storms before, but they were used to wooden ships that would ride the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jun17

News from Around the South 6/10 – 6/17

by RISadlog on June 17th, 2013 at 5:18 pm
Posted In: Archive, Southern Partisan

Alabama: Poll: State Should Keep Jefferson Davis Holiday MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama should keep its state holiday in recognition of the birthday of Jefferson Davis, said a majority of respondents to an AL.com poll. AL.com posed the question yesterday, when state offices were closed in honor of Davis, who was sworn in as president of the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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