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A new bill filed in the Kentucky House of Representatives would strike three Confederate holidays from Kentucky’s statute on public holidays.
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A non-profit organization is preserving part of Kentucky’s Civil War history.The 1862 Battle of Perryville was Kentucky’s largest and bloodiest Civil War…
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The two day Battle of Nashville was marked by delays, confusion, some say incompetence and bitter, vicious warfare. WKU historians Dr. Glenn LaFantasie…
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Abraham Lincoln’s place in history is well-defined. He’s the great emancipator, the man who preserved the Union. Jefferson Davis’ legacy, however, is a…
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When a young Bowling Green woman’s diary was published as a book in 2009, it gave a glimpse of life in Kentucky during the Civil War.But those entries…
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A new piece of American history is now on display at the Kentucky Museum, but if you don’t look closely, you might miss it.The handwritten note from 1864…
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A newly released study has raised the estimated deaths from the Civil War by almost 20 percent. Joe Corcoran speaks with WKU Civil War historians Dr.…
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In his storied career as a federal judge and former director of the FBI and CIA, William Webster was guided partly by the great-grandfather he never knew…
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Eight Civil War battlefields, including three in Kentucky and Tennessee, are receiving more than $2.4 million in grants to help with land acquisition. The…
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This fall marks the 150th anniversary of Kentucky’s largest Civil War battle. To honor that event, planning is well underway for the October re-enactment…