Jumat, 09 Juni 2017

Gazette- American History April 2013

Civil War Time Capsule Found in Fredericksburg FREDERICKSBURG, VA., hit the equivalent of a double Powerball jackpot recently. Not only did the excavation of a largely undisturbed cellar at the site of a new courthouse unearth in excess of 10,000 objects directly related to Union soldiers at the 1862 Battle of Fredericksburg—including bullets, Minié balls, …

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