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Scientists Explore Civil War Wreck off Galveston

Jim Bell — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 18:06:11 +0000

The Houston Chronicle reports the Union Navy's USS Hatteras was sent to the bottom on January 11, 1863, about 20 miles from Galveston. The Hatteras went down while the rest of the Union fleet bombarded the Confederate Garrison on Galveston Island.

Researcher: Blacks Fought for Confederacy

Jim Bell — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 15:45:22 +0000

Despite heated denials from many historians, a Palestine historian says he has solid evidence that thousands of black slaves served on the side of the Confederacy in the Civil War.

Civil War Sesquicentennial Observed at Museum in Fort Worth

Jim Bell — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:57:39 +0000

This week marks the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War, and there's a special place in Fort Worth where Texans can remember those who fought and died on both sides of that conflict.