Comments on: Southern Heritage Meets Southern History http://cwmemory.com/2009/07/10/southern-heritage-meets-southern-history/ Where History, Heritage, and Education Intersect Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:34:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ryan Dupree http://cwmemory.com/2009/07/10/southern-heritage-meets-southern-history/#comment-23394 Ryan Dupree Thu, 30 Dec 2010 00:12:44 +0000 http://cwmemory.com/?p=4162#comment-23394 We have secured the headstone for John Read/Porter and will be conducting a grave dedication for him this spring (late March). For more information, follow our website or e-mail me directly at dupreer@att.net -Ryan Dupree We have secured the headstone for John Read/Porter and will be conducting a grave dedication for him this spring (late March).

For more information, follow our website or e-mail me directly at dupreer@att.net

-Ryan Dupree

]]> By: Kevin Levin http://cwmemory.com/2009/07/10/southern-heritage-meets-southern-history/#comment-10127 Kevin Levin Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:23:14 +0000 http://cwmemory.com/?p=4162#comment-10127 Ryan, Great news! Keep us updated. There are a number of people here who are very interested in what you are doing. Ryan,

Great news! Keep us updated. There are a number of people here who are very interested in what you are doing.

]]> By: Ryan Dupree http://cwmemory.com/2009/07/10/southern-heritage-meets-southern-history/#comment-10126 Ryan Dupree Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:26:36 +0000 http://cwmemory.com/?p=4162#comment-10126 I have identified another black member of the 1st Alabama buried in an unmarked grave in a cemetery in Huntsville. Don't know if we will ever be able to locate his grave location or get to put up a headstone for him, but it is on my bucket list of things to do. -Ryan I have identified another black member of the 1st Alabama buried in an unmarked grave in a cemetery in Huntsville. Don’t know if we will ever be able to locate his grave location or get to put up a headstone for him, but it is on my bucket list of things to do.

-Ryan

]]> By: Shane Christen http://cwmemory.com/2009/07/10/southern-heritage-meets-southern-history/#comment-10122 Shane Christen Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:04:24 +0000 http://cwmemory.com/?p=4162#comment-10122 This is a very refreshing change from all of the "Black Confederate" hooplah of the last several years. The honoring of a black man who served in the US military at the time is refreshing to say the least. To see him receive the respect he deserves is nice; if late. This is a very refreshing change from all of the “Black Confederate” hooplah of the last several years. The honoring of a black man who served in the US military at the time is refreshing to say the least. To see him receive the respect he deserves is nice; if late.

]]> By: Jimmy Johnson http://cwmemory.com/2009/07/10/southern-heritage-meets-southern-history/#comment-10102 Jimmy Johnson Sun, 12 Jul 2009 21:21:04 +0000 http://cwmemory.com/?p=4162#comment-10102 I had the honor of attending this ceremony yesterday. It was a great day! I had the honor of attending this ceremony yesterday. It was a great day!

]]> By: Kevin Levin http://cwmemory.com/2009/07/10/southern-heritage-meets-southern-history/#comment-10101 Kevin Levin Sun, 12 Jul 2009 20:31:24 +0000 http://cwmemory.com/?p=4162#comment-10101 Ryan, Thanks for passing along the link. Ryan,

Thanks for passing along the link.

]]> By: Ryan Dupree http://cwmemory.com/2009/07/10/southern-heritage-meets-southern-history/#comment-10100 Ryan Dupree Sun, 12 Jul 2009 20:25:55 +0000 http://cwmemory.com/?p=4162#comment-10100 A video of the event can be found at http://video.whnt.com/global/video/flash/popupplayer.asp?vt1=v&clipFormat=flv&clipId1=3947708&at1=News&h1=Civil+War+Soldier+Honored+in+Decatur&rnd=30520375 A video of the event can be found at http://video.whnt.com/global/video/flash/popupplayer.asp?vt1=v&clipFormat=flv&clipId1=3947708&at1=News&h1=Civil+War+Soldier+Honored+in+Decatur&rnd=30520375

]]> By: Southern Heritage Meets Southern History | Museum And Art http://cwmemory.com/2009/07/10/southern-heritage-meets-southern-history/#comment-10071 Southern Heritage Meets Southern History | Museum And Art Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:08:31 +0000 http://cwmemory.com/?p=4162#comment-10071 [...] here to see the original: Southern Heritage Meets Southern History Connect and [...] [...] here to see the original: Southern Heritage Meets Southern History Connect and [...]

]]> By: Robert Moore http://cwmemory.com/2009/07/10/southern-heritage-meets-southern-history/#comment-10070 Robert Moore Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:36:59 +0000 http://cwmemory.com/?p=4162#comment-10070 There is more info about Amos McKinney in the "Stories" section of the 1st Alabama website. Good stuff found <a href="http://www.1stalabamacavalryusv.com/roster/stories.asp?trooperid=1423" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Thanks Ryan... has anyone looked into the 1860 census records to see if any of the men listed as "colored" were free blacks? There is more info about Amos McKinney in the “Stories” section of the 1st Alabama website. Good stuff found here.

Thanks Ryan… has anyone looked into the 1860 census records to see if any of the men listed as “colored” were free blacks?

]]> By: James F. Epperson http://cwmemory.com/2009/07/10/southern-heritage-meets-southern-history/#comment-10069 James F. Epperson Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:22:32 +0000 http://cwmemory.com/?p=4162#comment-10069 While we are on the subject of black men in Union regiments, didn't one of the Hemmings descendents (yes, *that* Hemmings) serve as Colonel of a Wisconsin regiment? I'm working from memory here, so I make no claims to absolute accuracy. While we are on the subject of black men in Union regiments, didn’t one of the Hemmings descendents (yes, *that* Hemmings) serve as Colonel of a Wisconsin regiment? I’m working from memory here, so I make no claims to absolute accuracy.

]]> By: Chris Meekins http://cwmemory.com/2009/07/10/southern-heritage-meets-southern-history/#comment-10068 Chris Meekins Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:07:54 +0000 http://cwmemory.com/?p=4162#comment-10068 Like Men of War by Noah Trudeau is a nice source for units, combat, and some look at free blacks and slaves in the USCT. Actually, I was just looking at this again recently and he details racial violence in one engagement after another - relating this to a previous post of the Petersburg action. Of course there is the Soldiers and Sailors project by the park service (if memory serves) where you can look up some details about men or units. Its great to see this kind of commemoration in the news. I hope we see more and more of this as the Sesquicentennial unfolds. I know I would like to see something similar in NC. Like Men of War by Noah Trudeau is a nice source for units, combat, and some look at free blacks and slaves in the USCT. Actually, I was just looking at this again recently and he details racial violence in one engagement after another – relating this to a previous post of the Petersburg action. Of course there is the Soldiers and Sailors project by the park service (if memory serves) where you can look up some details about men or units.
Its great to see this kind of commemoration in the news. I hope we see more and more of this as the Sesquicentennial unfolds. I know I would like to see something similar in NC.

]]> By: Kevin Levin http://cwmemory.com/2009/07/10/southern-heritage-meets-southern-history/#comment-10066 Kevin Levin Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:37:08 +0000 http://cwmemory.com/?p=4162#comment-10066 Thanks Ryan. Thanks Ryan.

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