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Monks and the Civil War

Tom — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 05:01:49 +0000

Who helped supply the Union army’s depot in Galena, Illinois during the Civil War? The monks at this abbey, of course. Their work is why you’ll find many of the beautiful buildings that still stand on the hills just outside of Dubuque…..

Die or Betray a Friend?

Tom — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 05:01:08 +0000

Sam Davis had an important choice to make. His decision would determine if he would live or be hung…..

A Story Everyone from Tennessee Knows by Heart

Tom — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 05:01:25 +0000

His job was to use his stealth to maneuver through enemy lines and gather as much information as possible for his own army. His story is one that almost everyone in the state of Tennessee knows by heart….

Cape Girardeau: Civil War History

Tom — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 05:01:42 +0000

Civil War engineers were simply running out of names, but that doesn’t mean the forts here were not important. It’s a place where the Union troops simply named their forts for the letters of the alphabet…..

The Battle of Boonville

Tom — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 05:01:05 +0000

As you may know, we do all of our stories from the actual location where they occur. While we did travel to this town, our computer ate the interview sometime after the broadcast, but that didn’t keep us from getting John Holtzclaw on the phone to talk about the 600 civil war troops that will soon arrive in his hometown…..

Famous, But Not for Fort Sumter

Tom — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 05:01:57 +0000

One hundred fifty years ago, Confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter. The man who returned fire for the Union, became far more famous for something unrelated to the war…..

Attending a Civil War Reunion

Tom — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 06:01:33 +0000

75 years after the Battle of Gettysburg, the veterans of the Civil War were still coming here for reunions……

William Quantrill

Tom — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 06:01:49 +0000

Mention the name William Quantrill in Kansas or Missouri, and you’re likely to get stories of Quantrill’s Raiders sweeping into Kansas to burn cities and take lives. The infamous confederate leader died during the Civil War and is buried in two graves 600 miles from each other…..

The Battle of Cedar Creek

Tom — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 05:01:10 +0000

There are nearly 400 national park sites in the United States. Today we visit one of the newest in the system; a place of vital importance in American history, yet a place many have never heard of…..

Burning the Fields

Tom — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 05:01:09 +0000

Farmer’s crops can fall prey to the elements of mother nature. Heat, hail, wind and much more can destroy a crop. In 1864 it was fire that wiped out the crops and the farmsteads of many here…..