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SmithsonianCW

  1. June 2, 1862: Sherman repairs the railroads ow.ly/bjGBI via @7score10years #cw150
  2. On the Victorious Retreat with Jackson - June 2, 1862 ow.ly/bjGz9 via @CivilWarDG
  3. RT @ncculture: Experience the #CivilWar this June through lectures, #LivingHistory events and more across #NC: conta.cc/KMsO6Y
  4. National Park Service Ranger Bob Krick on how geography affected the Seven Days Battle at Malvern Hill ow.ly/bj5J3 via @RTDNEWS
  5. Today in 1862: Lee officially takes command of the Army of Northern Virginia - VIDEO from @moc1896 ow.ly/bj5WG
  6. MT @Port_Columbus Check out "Two Navies One Ship: The Story of the USS Water Witch" this Saturday, June 2 ow.ly/bj5kd
  7. First shell fired in bombardment of Chattanooga still wowing city (with video) ow.ly/bh5KY via @timesfreepress
  8. Today in 1819: Poet - and Civil War nurse - Walt Whitman is born in West Hill, N.Y. His portrait ow.ly/bh2m0 via historywired
  9. Kids can live ‘a day in the life of a Civil War soldier’ at Taber Museum in Williamsport, June 9 ow.ly/bh0GD #cw150 #PA
  10. TDIH 1862: Union and Confederate forces clash at Battle of Seven Pines. Portrait of Confederate leader J.E. Johnston ow.ly/bh1ev
  11. Civil War author Jeff Shaara (A Blaze of Glory) on the Battle of Shiloh at the Smithsonian, 7/12 ow.ly/bgZMG
  12. Scholars look at Civil War anew during anniversary ow.ly/besAH via @HuffPostPol #cw150
  13. Slaves turned Civil War heroes honored in Westampton ow.ly/besRH via PhillyBurbs.com #cw150 #NJ
  14. Smithsonian Civil War object spotlight: 1862 Confederate $5 dollar bill, part of @amhistorymuseum collections ow.ly/bdjRA
  15. Beauregard Pulls the Wool Over Halleck’s Eyes; Jackson in a Bit of Trouble - May 29, 1862 ow.ly/bdjxv via @CivilWarDG
  16. Civil War Librarian: Forthcoming: Petersburg Campaign Through The Eyes of Ed Bearrs ow.ly/b9Bw0
  17. Civil War re-enactment from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday in Doylestown #PA ow.ly/b9B7m #cw150
  18. Civil War Vets to be Honored on Memorial Day ow.ly/b9AzX #cw150 #ME
  19. The Civil War history of Memorial Day ow.ly/b9Ajk via The Center for Civil War Research
  20. Richmond VA blog write-up last week's @NatlParkService event marking 150th anniversary of the battle of Drewry’s Bluff ow.ly/b9CCl