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  1. Exclamation Sticky Thread Sticky: Attention ATT.NET Users! We Need Your Help!

    Over the last 4 weeks I've been fighting with AT&T to stop blocking our emails, but for some reason they refuse to remove CivilWarTalk.com from their blacklist! If you use an ATT.NET or BELLSOUTH.NET (another AT&T Server) email, I urge you to contact your email technical support desk, tell them you...

    Started by civilwartalk, 08-12-2010 06:33 AM
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  2. Sticky Thread Sticky: Rules & Proper Etiquette of the Dispatch Depot

    Rules & Proper Etiquette of the Dispatch Depot At the Dispatch Depot we have some common sense rules that you should be familiar with. We also have some posting etiquette points that you may wish to follow, they may improve the amount of response you get from other message board posters. We...

    Started by civilwartalk, 07-14-2002 10:20 PM
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    07-26-2010 09:28 AM Go to last post
  3. Thumbs up Sticky Thread Sticky: Where did Classified Ads go? Join the Marketplace!

    I felt the need to update everyone on a recent change that I made. Our classified ad section was dwindling down to one post a month or sometimes less, and I wanted to take better advantage of this section, so I expanded it, and massively so. In the expansion I added many, many hundreds of eBay...

    Started by civilwartalk, 07-18-2010 11:16 AM
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  1. Ken Burns Civil War Is on NOW

    on PBS right now

    Started by DWMack, 06-01-2010 10:22 PM
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    06-07-2010 09:31 PM Go to last post
  2. Armando Galarraga and Jim Joyce...two class acts

    Video of play at first base and first base umpire Joyce's call that cost Detroit pitcher Galarraga a perfect game, which would have been only the 21st such event in the history of baseball. http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/37479309/ns/sports-baseball/ The Perfect Asterisk By BRUCE WEBER...

    Started by Glorybound, 06-06-2010 07:10 PM
    • Replies: 13
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    06-07-2010 03:51 PM Go to last post
  3. Warning notice from Microsoft

    While visiting this site today about 8:45 , My screen suddenly had a large message plastered across it from Microsoft saying "This web site is unsafe" It gave the web address of CWT and requested that I discontinue posting or opening messages. What was that about? I reentered the site about...

    Started by prroh, 05-25-2010 12:01 PM
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  4. Rebel Bust

    Hi Folks, Thought you might like to see a Bust Iv'e been working on of a Texas standard bearer. It will be fully painted when I get round to it. Its in 1/9th scale. Stonewall 123

    Started by Stonewall123, 06-04-2010 08:17 PM
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    06-06-2010 08:29 PM Go to last post
  5. Facebook connection slowing up board?

    Hi list, Im just wondering if anyone has had a problem with the forum pages loading since the new "f connect" button showed up on the screen.. It takes about a min for a page to load for me, and didnt know what was causing it until I noticed that the page was always ready when the facebook...

    Started by wilber6150, 06-01-2010 05:32 PM
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  6. Save the Olympia

    I've just become aware that the USS Olympia in Philadelphia is facing a dire future if some really needed repairs are not done. Go to http://www.fotco.org/ I'm sending along a donation.

    Started by RoadDog, 06-05-2010 08:54 AM
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    06-06-2010 09:30 AM Go to last post
  7. Student Loan Debt

    There was an article on Yahoo News Today about some 22 year old woman who had amassed 97K in student loan debt. I was going to post the article but it was too long. It reads just like the housing debacle. People getting loans they can't afford to pay back. She is not blameless, buth neither is...

    Started by PINCKNEYUSMCRET, 06-01-2010 10:15 PM
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    06-04-2010 07:28 AM Go to last post
  8. PLUTOCRACY..U.S.A....Yes, We are!

    WE ARE A PLUTOCRACY.....we are not a Republic for all but a Republic for the wealthy among us...I can not do it the justice it needs but Bill Moyer has..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y33c0KUh4xU&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSoglDcRbAg WE ARE A PLUTOCRACY..... What...

    Started by 5fish, 06-01-2010 09:58 AM
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    06-03-2010 01:11 PM Go to last post
  9. Jesse James another lie?

    During 2000 Jesse James the television personality stated in his documentary Motorcycle Mania that he was a direct descendant of the American outlaw and ex-Confederate. I recalled that the real outlaw only had one surviving son Jesse Edward James. The son married Stella Frances McGowan and the...

    Started by 101combatvet, 06-02-2010 10:19 PM
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  10. Why Nashvile didn't have problems with looting

    Hey, Larry, which one are you in this photo?

    Started by catspjamas, 06-01-2010 08:00 PM
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    06-02-2010 11:23 AM Go to last post
  11. Inner city kids go to Gettysburg

    During a tour of the Gettysburg battlefield, military historian Alan Gropman, left, shares some stories behind the Gettysburg Address, shown on a display, with Amidon-Bowen Elementary School students Xavier O'Carroll (in white shirt), Devonté Williams and Hasan Warren. (Emily Langer/the Post) ...

    Started by Glorybound, 05-30-2010 02:41 PM
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    06-02-2010 08:13 AM Go to last post
  12. Memorial Day Weekend

    It's that time of year again when we think of those who have served, those who came home and those who didn't. Thanks to all of you who have served, and to everyone - if you're taking a trip, be safe - if you're sticking around, hope to see you on the boards! Lee

    Started by Glorybound, 05-28-2010 06:57 PM
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  13. No tomatoes

    Drove down to my brother's house in Greensboro this afternoon, and made a quick stop at McDonalds. McDonalds is not my favorite, but I didn't have to make any detours to get to it. I placed my order and when I got to the window the guy said they were out of tomatoes. While I like tomatoes on my...

    Started by catspjamas, 05-30-2010 10:41 PM
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  14. Vietnam Memorial

    The Virtual Wall is a commemorative website created to extend the legacy of the Vietnam Veteran Memorial. Go to www.virtualwall.org (http://www.virtualwall.org) to visit. It is a very moving website.

    Started by Karen Lips, 05-31-2010 07:30 PM
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    05-31-2010 11:45 PM Go to last post
  15. Good times in the trailer park.

    Started by catspjamas, 05-25-2010 09:08 PM
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    05-31-2010 09:53 PM Go to last post
  16. Vet Vist

    The Memorial is located at the US Naval Station in Guam, and is dedicated to the dogs that served on Guam in 1944. There is a cemetery of the fallen dogs with headstones and their names. There is also a proposed National War Dog Memorial in Washington, DC. ...

    Started by catspjamas, 05-31-2010 11:25 AM
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    05-31-2010 08:01 PM Go to last post
  17. French War Memorials

    Having spent some time in France, I took the time to look at the war memorials in a couple of towns where I was working. Very similar to British war memorials, in that the names of those lost in WWI far outnumber those of WWII. No real surprise there, but what was interesting was the extra detail...

    Started by Blockaderunner, 05-29-2010 07:07 PM
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    05-31-2010 06:24 PM Go to last post
  18. Jeff Davis's surrender revolver

    Ok Folks, here is what I want to ask you all. A older gentleman came to me at work ( a law office ) and showed me the actual pistol Jeff Davis surrendered in Georgia when he got caught. The pistol still has the rounds intact in the cylinder. There is documentation from the people that caught...

    Started by RebelCaptainDave, 09-25-2009 11:08 PM
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    05-31-2010 03:15 PM Go to last post
  19. Gunfight in Dallas

    On September 4, 1878, three ex-Confederates known as "the colonels" shot and killed J.W. Calder over allegations of embezzling funds of the ill-fated Dallas & Wichita Railroad. The Confederates were Col. M. Pointer of Wheeler's Cavalry, R.S. Rosser, brother of General Rosser of the Virginia...

    Started by TerryB, 10-20-2009 01:03 AM
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    05-31-2010 12:11 PM Go to last post
  20. Dennis Hopper passes away..

    Hopper with Jack Nicholson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Nicholson) at the 62nd Academy Awards (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/62nd_Academy_Awards) in 1990. Actor Dennis Hopper Dies After Battle with Prostate Cancer Easy Rider actor Dennis Hopper has died from complications of...

    Started by Glorybound, 05-29-2010 07:41 PM
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    05-30-2010 09:57 PM Go to last post
  21. Graduation

    I work in a program for high school students who have been diagnosed with emotional disabilities. My classes are small, ranging from four and eleven students, overall the program has forty odd students. I've been working with this population for about 18 years. The kids are intelligent,...

    Started by matthew mckeon, 05-29-2010 09:19 AM
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    05-29-2010 07:53 PM Go to last post
  22. Shortage of paint...

    i just found this really interesting.. some things you just never think about. http://money.cnn.com/2010/05/26/news/companies/road_striping/index.htm

    Started by Dred, 05-27-2010 10:10 PM
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    05-29-2010 07:16 PM Go to last post
  23. Gary Coleman Dies

    Actor Gary Coleman has died. He played Arnold on Different Strokes.

    Started by Karen Lips, 05-29-2010 02:58 AM
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    05-29-2010 08:25 AM Go to last post
  24. Why the rest of the country still thinks southerners are white supremacist

    Why couldn't this have happened in New York? http://www.wsbtv.com/news/23684991/detail.html

    Started by catspjamas, 05-27-2010 08:59 PM
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    05-29-2010 08:13 AM Go to last post
  25. Medal Of Honor

    Oldest WW II Medal of Honor Recipient has died. He is up there with all of the other heroes Oldest Medal of Honor recipient from WWII dies (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100527/ap_on_re_us/us_obit_war_hero/print) ...

    Started by PINCKNEYUSMCRET, 05-27-2010 04:56 PM
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    05-28-2010 10:50 PM Go to last post
  26. For any animal lovers on the forum.

    Got a kick out of this when I saw it on another forum. Hope ya'll enjoy!

    Started by diddyriddick, 05-20-2010 11:25 AM
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    05-28-2010 10:47 PM Go to last post
  27. Living in the Grandparent 'hood

    I am now an official resident of the grandparent 'hood! My daughter Devin had her first baby on Tuesday night. It was a 12 hour induced labor. Devin's father and myself were in the room coaching her at each "push!" We welcomed Allison D. Martinez into the world at 6:55 PM. She...

    Started by Bonny Blue Flag, 05-27-2010 09:10 PM
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    05-28-2010 08:41 PM Go to last post
  28. Booth Tribute

    There is a memorial to J W Booth on the site where he died at the Garrett Farm. The memorial is about three years old and was placed with no permits or permission from the Army as it is on Camp A P Hill property. The group who placed this thing describe themselves as The Twenty First...

    Started by prroh, 05-18-2010 03:37 PM
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    05-28-2010 01:27 PM Go to last post
  29. authenticity versus affordability

    I was told that when civil war reenacting began in the 1960s or should I say got really popular a lot of very non authentic uniforms got past the authenticity police, things like Polyester jackets and pants , zippers ,plastic buttons, mass produced kepis that could have been give aways. but...

    Started by aquist, 05-27-2010 10:09 PM
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    05-28-2010 12:54 PM Go to last post
  30. American Idol

    Anyone watching this season? I haven't been watching very closely, but I've seen enough to know that Crystal Bowersox rocks!! Wow! IMO she might just turn out to be the best ever...

    Started by brass napoleon, 04-06-2010 09:10 PM
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