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Breaking Trust with Civil War Vets in Catt Co., New York?
Last year, I wrote about efforts in Cattaraugus County, NY, to demolish a Civil War memorial and historic building erected by the war’s veterans. Twelve months later, the effort to save the memorial continues. On Friday, The Buffalo (NY) News ran an editorial I wrote in reaction to news that county legislators continue to drag […]
Read more...CAMPers Making Progress in Memorial Preservation
From historian Mark Dunkelman, we receive news that “there have been noteworthy and positive recent developments in the fight to save the Cattaraugus County Memorial and Historical Building in Little Valley (NY).” Back in the fall, ECW’s Chris Mackowski wrote about an effort by county legislators to demolish a Civil War memorial building erected by […]
Read more...Paving Over Civil War Memory in the Sesquicentennial Season
A recent decision by legislators in Cattaraugus Country, New York, has paved the way for the destruction of the county’s Civil War Memorial and Historical Building. Men from Cattaraugus County served in a number of regiments during the war, but arguably the best known was the 154th New York Infantry, better known as the Hardtack Regiment. Amos […]
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