April-June 2011
Vol. 5, No. 2
Richmond, Ky.
Vol. 5, No. 2
Richmond, Ky.
In some respects, officers all are the same. A commander at Sacramento snaps at his men to “dress up that line” in a Union formation at last year’s
re-enactment. – Tony Austin photo
The Behringer-Crawford Museum has received a $10,964 Kentucky Arts Partnership grant for its contributions to the Commonwealth’s cultural heritage.
The Covington museum is a strong supporter of the state’s Civil War heritage and culture. Museum Executive Director Laurie Risch (fifth from left) and
Assistant Director Sarah Siegrist (second from left) accepted a ceremonial check in Frankfort Feb. 22. Others are (from left) Kentucky Arts Council board
member Andee Rudloff; Museum Trustee Gary Johnston; Sen. Jack Westwood; Rep. Arnold Simpson; Sen. Katie Stine; Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet
Deputy Director Lindy Casebier; and Museum Trustee John Boh.
When a measles epidemic with pneumonia complications struck Fort Duffield in 1861, the Ditto-Lansdale House at West Point was pressed into service as a
military hospital. Sixty-one men died and were buried on a hill south of the fort. See Fort Duffield story.
Tana Sheets may have had second thoughts about a kiss from husband
Rick at a recent Civil War ball. Western Tennessee and Kentucky
photographer Angela Elliott caught the moment at an event in
Stewart County, Tenn. Elliott is well known for her Civil War and
Eagle photography.
Pianist Helen Beedle will be featured at an opening concert of the Cornets
and Cannons Civil War Sesquicentennial Music Festival in Frankfort
on Sept. 1. Her concert at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky
History will feature piano music of the mid-19th century. The Sept. 1-4
festival is being conducted in observance of the 150th anniversary
of the Civil War.
Articles and photos appearing on www.thekentuckycivilwarbugle.com may be used with permission. For permission, contact Bugle editor Ed Ford at fordpr@mis.net.
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