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Concealing the cannon they waited. Drum is 16 in diameter by 11 high 2 leather ears missing. With union troops closing in on the confederate capital of richmond virginia in early april 1865 president jefferson davis and the rest of his government fled southward allegedly carrying with. From 2010 until last year as virginia observed the 150th anniversary of the civil war archivists traveled the state in an antiques roadshow style campaign to unearth the past.

During the civil war a federal gunboat was on its way upstream with a safe full of gold to pay troops. Clarendon is an old river town in monroe county. Robert gould shaw october 10 1837 july 18 1863 was an american officer in the union army during the american civil war born into a prominent boston abolitionist family he accepted command of the first all black regiment the 54th massachusetts in the northeast supporting the promised equal treatment for his troops he encouraged the men to refuse their pay until it was equal to that. Local lore has it that a civil war gold shipment was lost or hidden during the 1863 battle of gettysburg.

In depth dc virginia maryland news coverage including traffic weather crime education restaurant. The american civil war may be about to start up again and not for any of the reasons you might think. Neck gaiter sound on news on. The citizens of clarendon southern sympathizers mounted an old cannon on the levee overlooking the river.

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