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Revitalizing History
June 16, 2013
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CONFEDERATE Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan, who led his raiders from the South farther north than any other Confederate force, isn't the only Civil War figure being given special attention during that war's 150th anniversary.
Activities are planned this year to honor Morgan and his men - sometimes called "Dixie Cavaliers" or "villainous cut-throats and scoundrels" - depending on one's viewpoint of the 1863 raid.
Signs and markers also are up along the John Hunt Morgan Heritage Trail.
A forward move was taken last week when the statue of U.S. Rep. John Bingham was taken from Cadiz to Louisville, Ohio, for cleaning and restoration work. Work also will be done on the cannons at the Harrison County Courthouse.
Bingham's statue is only traveling to Stark County, not as far as the actual congressman did when he played a part in prosecuting the assassins of President Abraham Lincoln and working on the 14th amendment in Washington, D.C. Known for its civil rights stance, the amendment, in part, forbids states from denying any person "life, liberty or property, without due process of law.'
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June 16, 2013
Times Leader
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CONFEDERATE Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan, who led his raiders from the South farther north than any other Confederate force, isn't the only Civil War figure being given special attention during that war's 150th anniversary.
Activities are planned this year to honor Morgan and his men - sometimes called "Dixie Cavaliers" or "villainous cut-throats and scoundrels" - depending on one's viewpoint of the 1863 raid.
Signs and markers also are up along the John Hunt Morgan Heritage Trail.
A forward move was taken last week when the statue of U.S. Rep. John Bingham was taken from Cadiz to Louisville, Ohio, for cleaning and restoration work. Work also will be done on the cannons at the Harrison County Courthouse.
Bingham's statue is only traveling to Stark County, not as far as the actual congressman did when he played a part in prosecuting the assassins of President Abraham Lincoln and working on the 14th amendment in Washington, D.C. Known for its civil rights stance, the amendment, in part, forbids states from denying any person "life, liberty or property, without due process of law.'
For the rest: http://www.timesleaderonline.com/page/content.detail/id/547485/Revitalizing-History.html?nav=5005
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